Table 1 Characteristics population-based studies reporting prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis for both men and women
From: Chlamydia prevalence in the general population: is there a sex difference? a systematic review
Authors (publication year) [Reference] | Country | Men tested | Women tested | Response rate | Sampling | Test M | Test F | Invitation | Geographic area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valkengoed (2000)[31] | Netherlands | 1908 | 2902 | M 33.0% F 51.0% | General practices | PCR urine | PCR urine | By mail | Urban |
Fenton (2001)[32] | UK | 1474 | 2055 | Total 71.0% | General community | LCR urine | LCR urine | By mail | General population |
Obasi (2001)[33] | Tanzania | 4749 | 4686 | Total 80% | General community | PCR urine | PCR urine | By interviewer | Rural |
Turner(2002)[34] | USA | 244 | 335 | Total 79.5% | General community | LCR urine | LCR urine | By interviewer | Urban |
Miller (2004)[35] | USA | 6767 | 7555 | Total 87.6% | Schools | LCR urine | LCR urine | By interviewer | Urban and rural |
Joyee (2004)[36] | India | 603 | 841 | NS | General community | PCR urine | PCR urine | By interviewer | Urban and rural |
Latif (2004)[37] | Australia | 525 | 694 | M 43.1% F 56.9% | General community | PCR FVU | PCR VVS | By interviewer | Rural |
Klavs (2004)[29] | Slovenia | 683 | 764 | M 50.9% F 60.0% | General community | PCR urine | PCR urine | By interviewer | General population |
Bergen (2005)[38] | Netherlands | 2930 | 5453 | M 33.0% F 47.0% | General community | PCR urine | PCR urine | By mail | Urban and rural |
Götz (2005)[39] | Netherlands | 1999 | 4304 | Total 41.0% | General community | PCR urine | PCR urine | By mail | Urban and rural |
Macleod (2005)[40] | UK | 1930 | 2801 | M 26.6% F 36.4% | General practices | PCR urine | PCR urine VVS | By mail | Urban and rural |
Low (2007)[19] | UK | 1396 | 1869 | M 29.5% F 39.5% | General practices | PCR urine | PCR VVS | By mail | Urban |
Deblina Datta (2007)[41] | USA | 3096 | 3536 | Total 83.0% | General community | LCR urine | LCR urine | By interviewer | General population |
Stein (2008)[42] | USA | 5074 | 5854 | Total 88.6% | Schools | LCR urine | LCR urine | By interviewer | NS |
Adams (2008)[43] | Barbados | 190 | 207 | M 79.0% F 86.0% | General community | PCR urine | PCR urine | By interviewer | NS |
Uusküla (2008)[44] | Estonia | 215 | 345 | M 32.0% F 48.0% | General community | PCR FVU | PCR VVS | By mail | Urban and rural |
Beydoun (2010)[45] | USA | 2447 | 3164 | NS | General community | NAAT urine | NAAT urine | By interviewer | NS |
Imai (2010)[46] | Japan | 2595 | 4003 | Total 81.5% | Schools | PCR urine | PCR urine | By interviewer | NS |
Goulet (2010)[47] | France | 1135 | 1445 | M 65.0% F 71.0% | General community | PCR urine | PCR VVS | By interviewer | Urban and rural |
Parish (2011)[48] | China | 1138 | 1235 | Total 69.0% | General community | LCR urine | LCR urine | By interviewer | Urban and rural |
Desai (2011)[28] | Germany | 952 | 855 | NS | General community | NAAT urine | NAAT urine | NS | General population |
Bozicevic (2011)[49] | Croatia | 123 | 151 | M 27.9% F 37.5% | General community | PCR urine | PCR urine | By interviewer | Urban and rural |
Eggleston (2011)[50] | USA | 798 | 1322 | M 17.7% F 26.5% | General community | NAAT urine | NAAT urine | By interviewer | Urban |
Gravningen (2012)[51] | Norway | 466 | 565 | M 28.8% F 34.9% | Schools | PCR FVU | PCR FVU | Class-wise | Rural |
Klovstad (2012)[52] | Norway | 605 | 930 | M 11.9% F 18.9% | General community | NAAT FVU | NAAT FVU | By mail | Urban and rural |