Chlamydia: The most common sexual transmitted disease
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the literature review pertinent to chlamydia trachomatis as the most common sexual transmitted disease-STD among adolescents; therefore, it is a disease all adolescent and young adult should be educated about to decrease incidence and impact of infertility especially among young women (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, & Sandberg-Cook, 2013). Risk factors and severity of chlamydia determine the consequences on women’s health.
Literature Review
Problem Statement
The problem with chlamydia, it is free of symptoms and by having multiple partners it can be spread easily during unprotected sexual encounter. Young female adolescents are most likely to have the …show more content…
Chlamydia is a major health problem which often transmitted via asymptomatic young adolescent population due to sexually inexperienced; especially due to unsafe sexual practice, multiple partners, previous STD infection, and the non-use of condoms. Despite knowing that condoms can protect against contracting an STD, the unwillingness to use condoms or embarrassment to suggest one has been linked to a possible explanation for the increase chlamydia and others STD’s infections among adolescents and young adults. The studies show that prevention remains inadequate and plays a role in the increasing incidence rates associated with chlamydia infection and reinfection. Therefore, communication, awareness, and knowledge of female and male adolescents need to be improved. However, knowledge does not change adolescents’ behavior; education is important but testing is the most important role and should be recommended to prevent future serious complications and sequelae from chlamydia infection, which can be easily treated (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- CDC., …show more content…
However, according to Gaydos (2013) article, the testing for chlamydia trachomatis has advanced to permit the recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) which is a nucleic acid amplification technique to detect the bacteria C. trachomatis in less than 20 minutes. This testing method is reliable and faster than urine testing, in addition of genital screening improved method of diagnosis, monitoring the disease, or disease
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the literature review pertinent to chlamydia trachomatis as the most common sexual transmitted disease-STD among adolescents; therefore, it is a disease all adolescent and young adult should be educated about to decrease incidence and impact of infertility especially among young women (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, & Sandberg-Cook, 2013). Risk factors and severity of chlamydia determine the consequences on women’s health.
Literature Review
Problem Statement
The problem with chlamydia, it is free of symptoms and by having multiple partners it can be spread easily during unprotected sexual encounter. Young female adolescents are most likely to have the …show more content…
Chlamydia is a major health problem which often transmitted via asymptomatic young adolescent population due to sexually inexperienced; especially due to unsafe sexual practice, multiple partners, previous STD infection, and the non-use of condoms. Despite knowing that condoms can protect against contracting an STD, the unwillingness to use condoms or embarrassment to suggest one has been linked to a possible explanation for the increase chlamydia and others STD’s infections among adolescents and young adults. The studies show that prevention remains inadequate and plays a role in the increasing incidence rates associated with chlamydia infection and reinfection. Therefore, communication, awareness, and knowledge of female and male adolescents need to be improved. However, knowledge does not change adolescents’ behavior; education is important but testing is the most important role and should be recommended to prevent future serious complications and sequelae from chlamydia infection, which can be easily treated (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- CDC., …show more content…
However, according to Gaydos (2013) article, the testing for chlamydia trachomatis has advanced to permit the recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) which is a nucleic acid amplification technique to detect the bacteria C. trachomatis in less than 20 minutes. This testing method is reliable and faster than urine testing, in addition of genital screening improved method of diagnosis, monitoring the disease, or disease