Regional differences in chlamydia and gonorrhoeae positivity rate among heterosexual STI clinic visitors in the Netherlands: contribution of client and regional characteristics as assessed by cross-sectional surveillance data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess to what extent triage criteria, client and regional characteristics explain regional differences in Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) positivity in sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics.

Design

Retrospective cross-sectional study on the Dutch STI surveillance database of all 24 STI clinics.

Participants

STI clinic visits of heterosexual persons in 2015 with a Ct (n=101 495) and/or Ng test (n=101 081).

Primary outcome measure

Ct and Ng positivity and 95% CI was assessed for each STI clinic. Two-level logistic regression analyses were performed to calculate the percentage change in regional variance (PCV) after adding triage criteria (model 1), other client characteristics (model 2) and regional ch

SUBMITTER: Gotz HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347934 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature