Open AccessChlamydia trachomatis Age-Specific Prevalence in Women Who Used an Internet-Based Self-screening Program Compared to Women Who Were Screened in Family Planning Clinics
Author(s) -
Charlotte A. Gaydos,
Mathilda Barnes,
Bulbul Aumakhan,
Nicole Quinn,
Catherine C. Wright,
Patricia Agreda,
Pamela Whittle,
Terry Hogan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e3182039d7f
Subject(s) - medicine , chlamydia trachomatis , chlamydia , family planning , family medicine , family history , demography , gerontology , gynecology , population , environmental health , immunology , sociology , research methodology
To determine whether women who collect self-collected vaginal swabs at home demonstrated a higher positivity of Chlamydia trachomatis than women in family planning clinics.