Consultation rate and chlamydia positivity among ethnic minority clients at STI clinics in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although ethnic minority clients (EMs) from STI endemic countries have a higher risk for STI, little is known about their STI clinic consultation rate proportionality. The aim of this study was to assess consultation and chlamydia positivity rates among different EMs visiting STI clinics in the Netherlands.

Methods

We calculated consultation rates in EM groups by dividing the number of STI consultations by the total number of inhabitants in the region belonging to an EM, then compared the EM rates to native Dutch rates. Factors associated with chlamydia positivity were analysed using multivariate regression analysis.

Results

A total of 23,841 clients visiting an eastern Netherlands STI clinic between 2011 and 2013 were included in the analysis, of which 7%

SUBMITTER: Ostendorf SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894949 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature