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

• Main Authors: Mariângela Freitas da Silveira (Author), Iândora Krolow Timm Sclowitz (Author), Ludmila Gonçalves Entiauspe (Author), Marilia Arndt Mesenburg (Author), Dulce Stauffert (Author), Guilherme Lucas de Oliveira Bicca (Author), Carine Pieniz (Author), Adriane Brod Manta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
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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...