Abstract
The study attempts to determine the prevalence of organisms associated with urethritis in men in rural southwestern Haiti and to determine the association with demographic, clinical and laboratory variables. A standardised verbal interview was conducted; genital examinations were done; urethral swabs were collected for nucleic acid amplification testing, and first void urine was obtained for urinalysis. The mean participant age was 54; 88.8% lived in a rural area. Swabs were positive for Trichomonas vaginalis in 13.7% (28/205), Mycoplasma genitalium in 6.3% (13/205), Chlamydia trachomatis in 4.4% (9/205) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in 0% (0/205). Subjects who never reported using condoms were nearly 3.5 times more likely to have any positive swab result (OR: 3.46, 95% CI 1.31–9.14). Subjects who reported their partners had other sexual partners or were unsure were more than three times likely to have any positive swab result (OR: 3.44, 95% CI 1.33–8.92). Infections with Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium were the most common.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 710-715 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of STD and AIDS |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 4 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Haiti
- Mycoplasma genitalium
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Sexually transmitted infection
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- diagnosis
- leukocyte esterase test
- men
- prevalence
- screening
- treatment
- trichomoniasis
- urethritis
- urine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
- Dermatology