Chlamydia Trachomatis and Human Papillomavirus Serostatus in Puerto Rican Women
Vol. 39 No. 1 (2020), Full-Length Articles
Vol. 39 No. 1 (2020)

Chlamydia Trachomatis and Human Papillomavirus Serostatus in Puerto Rican Women

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Published 2020-03-25
Maira A. Castañeda-Avila
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico. PO Box 365067, San Juan, PR 00936-5067. Present address: Quantitative health science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Erick Suárez-Pérez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico. PO Box 365067, San Juan, PR 00936-5067.
Raúl Bernabe-Dones
Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. PO BOX 23323, San Juan, PR 00931-3323
Elizabeth R. Unger
Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,1600 Clifton Road, MS G41, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, USA
Gitika Panicker
Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS G41, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, USA
Ana P. Ortiz
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center PO Box 365067, San Juan, PR 00936-5067. Phone: (787) 758-2525 ext. 1471. Fax: 787-764- 5831.
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Keywords

CT
HPV
serum
women
Hispanics

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Castañeda-Avila, M. A., Suárez-Pérez, E., Bernabe-Dones, R., Unger, E. R., Panicker, G., & Ortiz, A. P. (2020). Chlamydia Trachomatis and Human Papillomavirus Serostatus in Puerto Rican Women. Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal, 39(1), 28–33. Retrieved from https://prhsj.rcm.upr.edu/index.php/prhsj/article/view/1995
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Abstract

Objective: There is a high prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Puerto Rico, but little is known about the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection in healthy Puerto Rican women. Thus we aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence and association and the association between HPV and CT. Methods: This was a secondary data analysis from a cross-sectional, populationbased, study of HPV infection in women aged 16-64 years in Puerto Rico (2010-2013). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were used to detect serum antibodies to CT and HPV. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) for the association between HPV and CT serostatus. Results: The study included 524 women; mean age was 42 years. Overall, 97 (18.5%) women were CT-seropositive, 251 (47.0%) were HPV seropositive, and 57 (10.9%) had antibodies for both CT and HPV. Women who were CT-seropositive were more likely (p<0.05) to also be seropositive to any HPV type (ORadjusted: 1.7, IC 95% =1.1, 2.6), HPV 16/18 (ORadjusted: 1.6, IC 95% =1.0, 2.6) and HPV 6/11 (ORadjusted: 1.6, IC 95% =1.1, 2.6) than those CT-seronegative, after adjusting for possible confounding factors. Conclusion: Given the association between CT and HPV seropositivity, longitudinal studies to evaluate whether CT infection influences HPV incidence and persistence in this group are warranted.
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