Demographic and Reproductive Factors for High Seroprevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis among Pregnant Women in Japan

Kusano, Yosuke; Shibata, Yoshisada; Katamine, Shigeru; Yamamoto, Taro; Kurokawa, Kenji; Moriuchi, Ryozo; Kubota, Kenji; Masuzaki, Hiroaki; Honda, Sumihisa; Moji, Kazuhiko; Takemoto, Tai‐ichiro

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“…The Domestic Violence Prevention Act came into effect in Japan in 2001, but this law covers only marriage partner violence and does not recognize IPV although it does address post-divorce partner violence. In a study among pregnant Japanese women, experience of premarital pregnancy, frequent induced abortion, lack of condom use, and poor education were factors associated with seropositivity for Chlamydia trachomatis [5]. Physical violence by an intimate partner was associated with pregnancy, and verbal violence was associated with reduced condom use [6].…”

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Knowledge, experience, and potential risks of dating violence among Japanese university students: a cross-sectional study

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BackgroundThe Domestic Violence Prevention Act came into effect in Japan in 2001, but covers only marriage partner violence and post-divorce partner violence, and does not recognize intimate partner violence (IPV). The present study was performed to determine the experience of harassment, both toward and from an intimate partner, and recognition of harassment as IPV among Japanese university students.MethodsA self-administered questionnaire survey regarding the experience of harassment involving an intimate partner was conducted as a cross-sectional study among freshman students in a prefectural capital city in Japan.ResultsA total of 274 students participated in the present study. About half of the subjects (both male and female students) had experience of at least one episode of harassment toward or had been the recipient of harassment from an intimate partner. However, the study participants did not recognize verbal harassment, controlling activities of an intimate partner, and unprotected sexual intercourse as violence. Experience of attending a lecture/seminar about domestic violence and dating violence did not contribute to appropriate help-seeking behavior.ConclusionsAn educational program regarding harassment and violence prevention and appropriate help-seeking behavior should be provided in early adolescence to avoid IPV among youth.

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Knowledge, experience, and potential risks of dating violence among Japanese university students: a cross-sectional study

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“…However, Kusano and his team mentioned that junior school graduates had the highest frequency of positive cases, followed by graduates of high schools, vocational schools junior colleges, and university graduates had the lowest frequency 14 , also Elia et al, reported that the lower age range of 18-25 had the highest prevalence of C. trachomatis infection 15 .…”

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Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease. Over 100 million men and women worldwide are infected with Chlamydia at any point in time. The aim of this study to detect the presence of C. trachomatis antibodies and antigen among women on the reproductive age and to study the relationship between the presence of C. trachomatis and age, abortion and ectopic pregnancy. Five hundred women classify into three hundred pregnant women with a gestational age between 12 and 36 weeks and two hundred nonpregnant women. Two blood samples collected individually in two different containers, one EDTA container for PCR technique and plane container for ELISA testing during the period June 2011 to August 2013. Thirty-one samples (6.2%) were positive for C. trachomtis IgG only, while 8 samples (1.6%) were positive for both IgM and IgG. Out of 31 samples, 25 samples (5%) were positive by using the PCR technique. The results revealed statistically a significant relationship between PCR and previous abortion and ectopic pregnancy with P value, 0.001 and 0.002, respectively. The age range between (30-35) years is considered as a risk factor that exposes sexually-active women to C. trachomatis infection. Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women is a cause of abortion and ectopic pregnancy. INTRODUCTION: Over 100 million men and women worldwide are infected with chlamydia at any point in time 1 .

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Demographic and Reproductive Factors for High Seroprevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis among Pregnant Women in Japan

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Knowledge, experience, and potential risks of dating violence among Japanese university students: a cross-sectional study

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