Population-attributable fraction of tubal factor infertility associated with chlamydia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chlamydia trachomatis infection is highly prevalent among young women in the United States. Prevention of long-term sequelae of infection, including tubal factor infertility, is a primary goal of chlamydia screening and treatment activities. However, the population-attributable fraction of tubal factor infertility associated with chlamydia is unclear, and optimal measures for assessing tubal factor infertility and prior chlamydia in epidemiological studies have not been established. Black women have increased rates of chlamydia and tubal factor infertility compared with White women but have been underrepresented in prior studies of the association of chlamydia and tubal factor infertility.

Objectives

The objectives of the study were to estimate the population-attr

SUBMITTER: Gorwitz RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5600165 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature