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. 1990 Feb;104(1):55–61. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800054522

A prospective study of genital infections in a family-planning clinic. 2. Chlamydia infection--the identification of a high-risk group.

M E Macaulay 1, T Riordan 1, J M James 1, P A Leventhall 1, E M Morris 1, B R Neal 1, D A Ellis 1
PMCID: PMC2271737  PMID: 2307185

Abstract

During a study of genital infection in inner-city family-planning patients we examined 452 women for Chlamydia trachomatis. The prevalence of infection was 7.3%. There was no significant difference between patients attending because of genital symptoms and those who were attending for routine family-planning advice. Infection was found to be correlated with five main demographic parameters; age less than 25, no stable partnership, hormonal contraception, nulliparity and West Indian Ethnic origin. Using these parameters a simple scoring system was devised which allowed a high-risk population to be defined in whom screening would be economically justified.

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