Clinical and sexual risk correlates of
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2018
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Research exploring the clinical and sexual risk correlates is essential to define universal standards for screening and management for
METHODS: Adolescent and young adult women 13-29 years were recruited during clinical visits during which biological specimens were collected for
RESULTS: 483 patients with a mean age of 22.4 years (SD 3.6) were enrolled. Most participants were not pregnant (66%) and asymptomatic (59%). MG was the most common STI (MG 16%, TV 9%, CT 8%, NG 1%). Neither pregnancy nor symptoms were predictive of STI positivity. Thirty-five percent of non-pregnant and 45% of pregnant adolescents ≤19 years were positive for any STI. Participants with MG were 3.4 times more likely to be co-infected with other STIs compared with those with other STIs (OR 3.4, 95% CI 1.17 to 10.3, P=0.021). Mean risk quiz scores for STI positive women were six points higher than those who were STI negative (β=0.63, 95% CI 0.36 to 0.90, P< 0.001). There were no differences in risk scores for MG-positive participants compared with other STI positivity.
CONCLUSION: MG infection was common, associated with STI co-infection and often asymptomatic, and pregnancy status did not confer protection.
Volume
94
Issue
6
First Page
411
Last Page
413
ISSN
1472-3263
Published In/Presented At
Trent, M., Coleman, J. S., Hardick, J., Perin, J., Tabacco, L., Huettner, S., Ronda, J., Felter-Wernsdorfer, R., & Gaydos, C. A. (2018). Clinical and sexual risk correlates of Mycoplasma genitalium in urban pregnant and non-pregnant young women: cross-sectional outcomes using the baseline data from the Women's BioHealth Study. Sexually transmitted infections, 94(6), 411–413. https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053367
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
29599387
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article