Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young pregnant women in Southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Abstract: This study estimated the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection during pregnancy in a sample of women up to 29 years of age in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and investigated socio-demographic risk factors such as maternal age, marital status, maternal schooli...

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Main Authors: Mariângela Freitas da Silveira, Iândora Krolow Timm Sclowitz, Ludmila Gonçalves Entiauspe, Marilia Arndt Mesenburg, Dulce Stauffert, Guilherme Lucas de Oliveira Bicca, Carine Pieniz, Adriane Brod Manta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2017000105011&lng=en&tlng=en