title: [Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in registered prostitutes in the city of Durango, Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among registered prostitutes of Durango City and to establish whether there is a correlation between epidemiological factors and infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two-hundred-and-forty-seven registered prostitutes of Durango city were studied. Endocervical samples and epidemiological data were obtained. C.trachomatis antigen was detected with the Chlamydiazyme test (Abbott Laboratories, USA.)
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-one (16.6%) out of 247 prostitutes were positive to C. trachomatis. Thirty-seven out of the 41 positive women had had sexual activity on several States of Mexico (95.1%), as compared to only 109 out of 206 negative women (53.0%) (p < .0001). Prostitutes positive to C. trachomatis (39/41, 95.1%) were more likely to belong to low socioeconomic level than negatives (171/206, 83%) (p = 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of C. trachomatis infection was 16.6%. C. trachomatis infection was associated with sexual activity in multiple States of Mexico, and had a tendency to be associated with low socioeconomic level.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigación Científica, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, México. iicujed@gauss.logicnet.com.mx
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarado-Esquivel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Villanueva
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Castruita-Limones
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cardosa-Nevárez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Astorga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011477:Sex Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors