Higher Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence in ethnic minorities does not always reflect higher sexual risk behaviour.

BACKGROUND: In affluent countries, the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is often higher in certain ethnic minorities than in the majority population. In The Netherlands, we examined why CT prevalence is higher in Surinamese/Antilleans, the largest minority in the country. METHODS: Heterosexu...

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Main Authors: Amy Matser, Nancy Luu, Ronald Geskus, Titia Heijman, Marlies Heiligenberg, Maaike van Veen, Maarten Schim van der Loeff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3682972?pdf=render