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Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and human papillomavirus in a sexual health clinic setting in urban Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Samarawickrema, N.
dc.contributor.author Tabrizi, S.
dc.contributor.author Young, E.
dc.contributor.author Gunawardena, P.
dc.contributor.author Garland, S.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-25T06:06:50Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-25T06:06:50Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation International journal of STD & AIDS.2015;26(10):733-9 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0956-4624 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn 1758-1052 (Electronic)
dc.identifier.issn 0956-4624 (Linking)
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/9286
dc.description Indexed in MEDLINE en_US
dc.description.abstract The prevalences of Trichomonas vaginalis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and human papillomavirus (HPV) in Sri Lanka are not well reported; the objective of this study is to describe the prevalences of these four sexually transmitted infections among attendees of sexual health clinic in an urban setting. Vaginal swabs were collected from consenting women attending a sexual health clinic and tested for the presence of the above sexually transmitted infections using nucleic acid amplification techniques. Basic demographic details were sought from each participant (483 women of age range 14-61, median 30 years, IQR 12 years) via a research assistant-administered questionnaire. Overall, a prevalence of T. vaginalis, C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae and HPV was 2.3%, (95% CI: 1.2-4.1%), 8.2% (95% CI: 5.6-11.4%), 7.6% (95% CI: 5.2-10.8%), and 44.4% (95% CI: 39.8-49.1%), respectively. Among the 197 positive for HPV, HPV6 accounted for 23.1%, HPV16 (12.5%), then HPV11, HPV66 and HPV58 were the commonest. Vaccine-related types (6/11/16/18) were detected in 59.9% of cases (95%CI: 52.7-66.8%). The high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (45.2%) is a potential risk factor for an increase in HIV infections in the country and the high carriage of HPV supports the need for cervical cancer screening and prevention programmes. © The Author(s) 2014. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Sage Publications en_US
dc.subject Trichomonas vaginalis en_US
dc.title Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and human papillomavirus in a sexual health clinic setting in urban Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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