ArticleSexually transmitted infections2001
The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in male undergraduates: a postal survey.
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- Chlamydia trachomatis in the United Kingdom: a systematic review and analysis of prevalence studies.Sexually transmitted infections · 2004Pooled it
- A randomized trial of home versus clinic-based sexually transmitted disease screening among men.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2012Trial
- Home screening for sexually transmitted diseases in high-risk young women: randomised controlled trial.Sexually transmitted infections · 2007Trial
- "Pee-in-a-Pot": acceptability and uptake of on-site chlamydia screening in a student population in the Republic of Ireland.BMC infectious diseases · 2010Article
- Chlamydia trachomatis infection and sexual behaviour among female students attending higher education in the Republic of Ireland.BMC public health · 2009Article
- Opportunistic screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in men attending three different secondary healthcare settings.Sexually transmitted infections · 2007Article
- Monitoring STI prevalence using telephone surveys and mailed urine specimens: a pilot test.Sexually transmitted infections · 2005Article
- Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence in men in the mid-west of Ireland.Sexually transmitted infections · 2004Article
- Screening of volunteer students in Yaounde (Cameroon, Central Africa) for Chlamydia trachomatis infection and genotyping of isolated C. trachomatis strains.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2003Article
- Sexual behavior and the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in asymptomatic students in Germany and Spain.European journal of epidemiology · 2001Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in male undergraduates and to investigate whether prevalence increases with time spent at university. To investigate the feasibility of screening men for C trachomatis by self sampling and posting of urine specimens.
methodsThe study design was a postal survey undertaken by the Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) and Student University Health Service (SUHS) in SHEFFIELD: 2607 male undergraduates from the SUHS patient list were invited to participate in the study by providing a first void urine specimen and posting it to the laboratory. The main outcome measure was the detection of C trachomatis infection.
results758 students participated in the study, a response rate of 29.1%. Nine students (1.2%) tested positive for C trachomatis. The prevalence of infection in the first, second, and third year of study was 0.7%, 1.5%, and 1.6% of participants respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in prevalence of infection between first and third year students (chi(2) test, p = 0.32). However, students with chlamydia had a higher median age (Mann-Whitney U test, p < or = 0.05). Contact tracing identified four further cases of C trachomatis infection.
conclusionScreening for C trachomatis infection by postal survey is feasible. However, the response rate in this study was poor and the estimated sample size was not reached. Therefore, it has not been possible to determine the true prevalence of infection in this population or to accurately assess changes in prevalence with time spent at university.
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