Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women of the Czech Republic armed forces

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11120/25:43928954 RIV/60162694:G44__/26:00565997

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.61568/emi/11-6568/20250808/141312" target="_blank" >10.61568/emi/11-6568/20250808/141312</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women of the Czech Republic armed forces

Original language description

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a serious health problem with global impact, more prominently in women. Their prevalence is increasing, and the preventive measure options are not being sufficiently innovated. The military environment is historically characterized by a higher incidence of STIs. A prospective cross-sectional study was con-ducted in order to analyze prevalence of common STIs in women of the Czech Republic armed forces. Material and methods: Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae) detection was performed in 231 women between August 2020 and December 2023. Participants were divided into three groups according to their military status. Group A – recruits (n = 84), Group B – active soldiers (n = 43) and Group C – control civilian group (n = 104). Cervical smears were used to diagnose pathogens and data evaluating medical history and the occurrence of risk factors in women were obtained using a detailed questionnaire. Results: Ch. trachomatis prevalence was 6.0% (5/84) in group A, 2.3% (1/43) in group B and 2.9% (3/104) in group C. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups (p = 0.601). No case of N. gonorrhoeae was recorded across the study (0/231). Regarding known STI factors, the groups differed significantly in age. The median age in group A was 26 years while it was 29 years in groups B and C similarly (p < 0.001). There was also significant in-between-groups difference in age of coitarche 16.0 vs. 16.0 vs. 17.0 years (p = 0,015). Women from group A reported more frequent absence from regular pap-smear attendance compared to other groups (12.0% vs. 16.3% vs. 3.9%) (p = 0.032). Conclusion: This study did not show any significant difference in prevalence of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae in females of the Czech Republic Armed Forces compared to civilian women. Higher prevalence of selected STIs‘ risk factors were reported in recruits and active soldiers compared to civilian women. Although not conclusively, shown findings should be considered a reason to foster the research on STIs in the military environment and to enhance preventive measures among women in the armed forces to limit impact of known STIs‘ risk factors.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30302 - Epidemiology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

EPIDEMIOLOGIE MIKROBIOLOGIE IMUNOLOGIE

ISSN

1210-7913

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

74

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

135-140

UT code for WoS article

001590465600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105017949159