Association of Chlamydia trachomatis infection with cervical atypia in adolescent women with short-term or long-term use of oral contraceptives: a longitudinal study in HPV vaccinated women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We assessed the relationship between Chlamydia trachomatis infection, duration of oral contraceptive (OC) use and cervical atypia among young adult Finnish women.

Design

A longitudinal study.

Setting and participants

Women who were included in this study participated in a community-randomised trial on the effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and C. trachomatis screening at ages 18.5 and 22 years in Finland. They completed questionnaires on both visits about sexual behaviours. The cytology test results at age 18.5 and 22 years were also available for those women. The total number of participants in this study at 18.5 years of age were 11 701 and at 22 years of age were 6618.

Main outcome measure

ORs with 95% CIs using u

SUBMITTER: Adhikari I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161064 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature