Prevalence and clinical correlates of chlamydia infection in youth who use drugs and alcohol: a good opportunity for early intervention.
Akosile, Wole, and McDermott, Brett M. (2017) Prevalence and clinical correlates of chlamydia infection in youth who use drugs and alcohol: a good opportunity for early intervention. Australasian Psychiatry, 25 (2). pp. 146-149.
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Abstract
Aims: This study estimates the prevalence of chlamydia infection amongst teenage substance users aged 14–18 years and investigates risk factors associated with a positive diagnosis of chlamydia infection.
Methods: Data was collected from the medical files of adolescents who attended a statewide drug and alcohol treatment facility during a three-year period commencing June 2011.
Results: The highest rate of chlamydia detection (18.0%) was found in the group with a reported history of abuse, a non-substance use psychiatric diagnosis, and individuals who did not complete year 10 education.
Conclusion: Adolescents attending a detoxification facility are a suitable group for targeted chlamydia infection screening and early treatment.
| Item ID: | 48808 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1440-1665 |
| Keywords: | chlamydia, STI, drugs, alcohol, psychiatry |
| Date Deposited: | 02 May 2017 21:43 |
| FoR Codes: | 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320211 Infectious diseases @ 50% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4203 Health services and systems > 420313 Mental health services @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920109 Infectious Diseases @ 50% 92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920414 Substance Abuse @ 50% |
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