Prevalence and risk factors of chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhea among Korean women

Objective: Through a large sample group, the prevalence and risk factors of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea infection in low risk Korean women were examined. Methods: Among patients visited the department of obstetrics and gynecology of the secondary and tertiary hospital between September 2005 to January 2006, 2,410 women older than 18 years were selected as the determination sample recruitment method. In addition to their disease history and parity, the living standard, a vaginal specimen, it was examined by a polymerase chain reaction test method. Statistical analysis was performed with Chi-square and Fisher’s test were used. Results: Chlamydia infection was found to be closely associated with age (P=0.0485), the marital status (P=0.0086), smoking (P=0.0148), and drinking (P=0.0077), and additionally, the number of sex partners (P=