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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Sexual experience, abortion and sexually transmitted diseases among young

women at a contraceptive clinic.

AUTHORS

Persson E; Holtzberg M; Edgardh K

SOURCE

Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 1991;70(1):63-7.

ABSTRACT

All visitors to the contraceptive clinic in the Solna district of Stockholm County over a 1-year period who were under

age 26 were asked to complete a questionnaire and were offered a test for C. trachomatis. 306 women (97%)

participated; 90% had at some time used oral contraceptives and 91% had used a condom. 1/5 of the entire group

had undergone 1 or more legal abortions and 1/4 had experienced a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The most

prevalent STD was chlamydia, followed by condyloma. The actual prevalence of chlamydia in the group was 6%.

Sexual contacts were often made early in the relationship. 42% admitted casual sex but the number of lifetime

partners was 5 or less among the majority. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 2023-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Sexual experience, abortion and sexually transmitted

diseases among young women at a contraceptive clinic.", is(are) Persson E; Holtzberg M; Edgardh K. The source

of this article is "Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 1991;70(1):63-7.". This article was published in

1991 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2023-06. All rights reserved with

PubHealth.info) PIN: 12023

This article is peer-reviewed.

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