Introduction:Chlamydiatrachomatis infections constitute a major public health problem, particularly in women. The
objective of this study is to identify Chlamydiatrachomatis to
improve the health of women in the Department of Mayo-Boneye. Methodology: This is a prospective observational study that took place from October to
December 2021, including 168 patients with their sociodemographic
characteristics. The venous blood of the patients was collected in dry tubes
and centrifuged to obtain the serum. The Chlamydia IgG Rapid Test Cassette was
used for the detection of antibodies to Chlamydia infection. The Epi Info 7TM software was used to perform the statistical analyses. Results: A total of 168 patients were included in this study. The average age was 26.36
± 9.21 years, the median was 25.5 years with the extremes of 14 years and 70
years. Among these patients, 46.43% were illiterate, 5.95% and 20.83% were
primary and secondary school students, respectively, and 26.79% university
students. For marital status, 66.67% were single, 16.67% married, 10.71%
divorced and 5.95% widowed. Regarding the profession, 26.79% were traders, 8.93%
were employees and 64.29% unemployed. In this study, the 168 patients had
performed Chlamydiatrachomatis serology among whom 02 (1.19%)
were excluded for invalid results and 10.71% presented positive cases. The city
of Bongor was the most infected with 61% of cases. Among these patients, 54.22%
were linked to risk factors for Chlamydiatrachomatis. The most
infected age group was between 25 and 35 with a seroprevalence of 5.36% of
cases. Conclusion: In this study, Chlamydiatrachomatis was positive for 10.71% of diagnosed cases. The most affected age groups are
young, sexually active women. The State should emphasize the screening of women,
the awareness of students and academics.
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