Journal article
International travel as risk factor for Chlamydia trachomatis infections among young heterosexuals attending a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia, 2007 to 2017
ET Aung, EPF Chow, CK Fairley, JS Hocking, CS Bradshaw, DA Williamson, MY Chen
Eurosurveillance | EUR CENTRE DIS PREVENTION & CONTROL | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background: International travel is considered a risk factor for acquiring Chlamydia trachomatis; however, there are little empirical data to support this. Aim: To examine the prevalence and risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis infections among heterosexual international travellers (n = 28,786) attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC), Australia, compared to Australian residents (n = 20,614). Methods: We conducted a repeated cross-sectional study and analysed sexual behaviours and chlamydia positivity among heterosexual males and females aged≤30 attending MSHC for the first time between January 2007 and February 2017. ‘Travellers’ were defined as individuals born outside of Aust..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge and thank Afrizal Afrizal for data extraction from the electronic database. EPFC was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship (GNT1091226). DAW was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship (GNT1123854).