Association between reproductive tract infections and cervical inflammatory epithelial changes
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Inflammatory cell changes observed in cervical smears may serve as markers for the presence of reproductive tract infections. A group of 257 women visiting a New Delhi maternal and child health clinic underwent screening for Chlamydia trachomatis, gonorrhea, Trichomonas vaginalis, bacterial vaginosis, yeast vaginitis, human papillomavirus, herpes simplex, and HIV. Slightly more than 80% of the women had inflammatory cell changes. Infection was found in 88.4% of this group. Conversely, 63.4% of women with no inflammatory changes were free of infection. Women with chlamydia were 21.3 times more likely, women with human papillomavirus were 13.5 times more likely, and women with bacterial vaginosis were 22.5 times more likely to have inflammatory changes. One or more of these three diseases were present in 81% of women with inflammatory changes, and 83% of women with normal cervical cells were free of these infections.
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 1995
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Assessment of Health Services for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Nigerian Adolescents
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Formal and informal health care practitioners in Nigeria do a poor job of counseling and treating teens for sexually transmitted diseases. Researchers interviewed 48 health care providers about sexual health in teenagers, and found that many were poorly informed, provided inadequate counseling and referral, did not understand appropriate treatments, and were insufficiently supportive of condom usage.
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 1999
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Risk Factors for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Inner-City Adolescents
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Risk factors for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) among inner city teenagers include younger age at first intercourse, sex with an older partner, involvement with a child protection agency, prior suicide attempt(s), consumption of alcohol before sex, and a current Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 2000
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