Open AccessChlamydia trachomatis Infection Among Women Reporting Sexual Activity With Women Screened in Family Planning Clinics in the Pacific Northwest, 1997 to 2005
Author(s) -
Devika Singh,
David Fine,
Jeanne M. Marrazzo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.169631
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , medicine , demography , reproductive health , population , chlamydia , national survey of family growth , family planning , gynecology , environmental health , immunology , sociology , research methodology
We sought to define Chlamydia trachomatis positivity among women who report sexual activity with women, a population for which sparse data on this infection are available and for whom health disparities including challenged access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, have been reported.