Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1999, 187 (2)

Short Report

Study on Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection among Students and Pregnant Women in Japan: A Step Toward Developing a Reliable Method for Sexual Behavior Study

TAKUSEI UMENAI, SHOJI SAKANO, HIROSHI SUZUKI,1 KATSUMI MIZUTA,2 TAIZO YANAGIYA,3 MASAHIKO HIROI,4 HIROHISA KIKUCHI, HIROKO NAKAMURA, HIROKO MIURA and AKIRA HAMADA

Department of Health Policy and Planning, Graduate School of International Health, The University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo 113-0033, 1Department of Public Health, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata 951-8122, 2Sendai National Hospital, Sendai 983-0045, 3Association of Preventive Medicine Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai 981-0942, and 4Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata 990-9585

  • 2450 sera from students and 5215 sera from pregnant women were examined for the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) antibody. CT antibody positive rates were less than 5% with the students and 24.5% with the pregnant women suggesting the latter is significantly higher than former. The results provided a base for discussing possibility of using CT infection as a reliable method for studying sexual behavior.
    Key words--- C. trachomatis infection; sexual behavior surveillance
    © 1999 Tohoku University Medical Press

    Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1999, 187, 189-192
    Address for reprints: Takusei Umenai, Department of Health Policy and Planning, Graduate School of International Health, The University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
    e-mail: umenai@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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