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2001 FEB 8 - (NewsRx.com) -- A diagnosis of chlamydia triggers women's concern about the perceived stigma of sexually transmitted infections, future reproductive health, and notifying partners, according to a study in the January 25,2001, issue of the British Medical Journal.
These findings have important implications for a proposed national screening program in the U.K
Barbara Duncan, of the University of Strathclyde, and colleagues surveyed 17 women, aged between 18 and 29 years, attending either a genitourinary medicine clinic or a family planning clinic in Glasgow, Scotland, about their experiences and concerns of being diagnosed with chlamydia. Three themes were identified:
* perceptions of stigma associated with sexually transmitted infection
* ...
Source: HighBeam Research, National Chlamydia Screening Program Proposed for Britain.