Open AccessUnderstanding Relationships Between Chlamydial Infection, Symptoms, and Testing Behavior
Author(s) -
Joanna Lewis,
Peter J White
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000001150
Subject(s) - chlamydia , medicine , confidence interval , demography , reproductive health , proxy (statistics) , population , test (biology) , sexual behavior , sex organ , gynecology , family medicine , clinical psychology , environmental health , immunology , paleontology , genetics , machine learning , sociology , computer science , biology
Genital chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection worldwide and can have serious long-term sequelae. Numerous countries invest substantially in testing but evidence for programs' effectiveness is inconclusive. It is important to understand the effects of testing programs in different groups of people.