Health-related quality of life and Chlamydia trachomatis infection in sexually experienced female inner-city students: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Trisha Sri, Eleanor Southgate, Sarah R Kerry, Claire Nightingale, Pippa Oakeshott

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Trial report in International journal of STD & AIDS, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed

0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

Effect and Safety of Kangfuyan Capsules () for Relieving Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group Clinical Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2021
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Modelling-based evaluation of the costs, benefits and cost-effectiveness of multipathogen point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted infections in symptomatic genitourinary medicine clinic attendees.BMJ open · 2018
Article

4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Trisha Sri1 Population Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.

Eleanor Southgate1 Population Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.

Sarah R Kerry1 Population Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.

Claire Nightingale2 Queen Mary University of London, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, London, UK.

Pippa Oakeshott1 Population Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.

St George's, University of London · GBQueen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council 80280

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This cross-sectional study was undertaken to compare health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) in women with and without undiagnosed Chlamydia trachomatis infection. We analysed data from 2401 multi-ethnic sexually active female students aged 16-27 years who were recruited to a randomised controlled trial of chlamydia screening - the prevention of pelvic infection trial in 2004-2006. At recruitment, all participants were asked to provide self-taken vaginal swabs for chlamydia testing and to complete a sexual health questionnaire including quality of life (EQ-5D). Most women (69%) had an EQ-5D of one representing 'perfect health' in the five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. We therefore compared the proportion of women with an EQ-5D score < 1 implying 'less than perfect health' in women with and without chlamydia infection, and women with symptomatic chlamydia versus the remainder. The proportion of women with EQ-5D score < 1 was similar in women with and without undiagnosed chlamydia: 34% (47/138) versus 31% (697/2263; RR 1.11, 95% CI 0.87 to 1.41). However, more women with symptomatic chlamydia had EQ-5D score < 1 than the remainder: 45% (25/55) versus 31% (714/2319; RR 1.47, CI 1.10 to 1.98). In this community-based study, EQ-5D scores were similar in women with and without undiagnosed chlamydia. However, a higher proportion of women with symptomatic chlamydia infection had 'less than perfect health'. Undiagnosed chlamydia infection may not have a major short-term effect on health-related quality of life, but EQ-5D may not be the best tool to measure it in this group.

Indexed as

Quality of LifeAdolescentChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHealth StatusHumansLondonSelf CareSexual BehaviorStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesWomen's HealthYoung AdultChlamydia trachomatiscross-sectional studyEQ-5DHealth-related quality of lifewomen’s health

Identifiers

PMID27154958

DOI10.1177/0956462416650095

PMCPMC5315196

OpenAlexW2345635488

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