Awareness of Chlamydia trachomatis infection by people attending a sexual transmitted infection (STI) clinic and missed opportunities for screening in a primary health care setting - 09/03/21
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Highlights |
• | We carried out a cross-sectional study aimed at characterizing the degree of awareness of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among persons consulting in screening facilities located in the western French department of Ille-et-Vilaine. |
• | Out of the 723 persons included, one third had “never heard of Chlamydia” and 36% thought that screening for sexually active youth was recommended. |
• | Among the 37 infected persons we were able to contact, 9 (24.3%) had missed at least one occasion for screening in a primary care setting over the 6 preceding months. |
Abstract |
Objectives |
To characterize awareness of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among persons consulting in a screening center in Ille-et-Vilaine, France, as well as the missed opportunities for screening in a primary health care setting during the 6 months preceding a diagnosis.
Patients and method |
Cross-sectional study including persons over 15 years of age consulting in the centers of Rennes and Saint-Malo between 4 April 2019 and 1 July 2019 with data collection by self-administered questionnaire and telephone interview.
Results |
We included 723 persons with a median age of 22 years. A third of them (34%) had never heard of Chlamydia, while 36% thought that testing sexually active youth was recommended. Among the 37 infected persons we were able to contact and interview, 9 (24.3%) had missed at least one opportunity for screening.
Conclusion |
People's lack of awareness and failure to appropriate recent recommendations by professionals could constitute an obstacle to large-scale screening.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Chlamydia trachomatis, Sexually transmitted infections, Primary health care
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Vol 51 - N° 2
P. 205-208 - mars 2021 Retour au numéro
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