title: [Risk factors of urogenital chlamydiosis in women of reproductive age].
abstract: The aim of this study is to assess the risk factors of urogenital chlamydiosis in women of reproductive age. 489 women in the ages of 18-49 years have been questioned and investigated. 268 (55.4%) of them had urogenital chlamydiosis. The control group was formed with 214 women without chlamydial infection. For the assessment of risk factors the odds ratio was calculated. 85.7% of patients were urban citizens with the following education levels: 55.6% of them held high school diplomas and 28.2% had university degrees. The results show that the risk factors of urogenital chlamydiosis are: age <30; presence of more than one sexual partner; more than 2-3 episodes of past pelvic inflammatory diseases and sexually transmitted infections (syphilis, gonorrhea, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis), presence of following sexually transmitted infections: bacterial vaginosis, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis. The assessment of risk factors could be useful for elaborating the screening programs of urogenital chlamydiosis in women of reproductive age. In case of systematic assessment of risk factors probability for prediction dynamics of urogenital chlamydiosis is increased. This could be used as a basis for the chlamydial infection control program.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Arustamian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior