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Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes in São Paulo, Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes. METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted including 50 female athletes with mean age of 20±3 years. Colposcopy, pap smear, and polymerase chain reaction for Chlamydia trachomatis, human p...

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Autores principales: de Araujo, Maíta Poli, Kleine, Henrique Truffa, Parmigiano, Tathiana Rebizzi, Gomes, Natalia Tavares, Caparroz, Graziela Pascom, da Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro, Girão, Manoel João Batista Castello, Sartori, Marair Gracio Ferreira
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Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24728243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082014AO2949
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author de Araujo, Maíta Poli
Kleine, Henrique Truffa
Parmigiano, Tathiana Rebizzi
Gomes, Natalia Tavares
Caparroz, Graziela Pascom
da Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro
Girão, Manoel João Batista Castello
Sartori, Marair Gracio Ferreira
author_facet de Araujo, Maíta Poli
Kleine, Henrique Truffa
Parmigiano, Tathiana Rebizzi
Gomes, Natalia Tavares
Caparroz, Graziela Pascom
da Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro
Girão, Manoel João Batista Castello
Sartori, Marair Gracio Ferreira
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description OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes. METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted including 50 female athletes with mean age of 20±3 years. Colposcopy, pap smear, and polymerase chain reaction for Chlamydia trachomatis, human papillomavirus and Neisseria gonorrhoeae were performed. Blood samples were collected to test for the human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, hepatitis B and C. The athletes presenting clinical diseases or conditions identifiable by laboratory tests were treated and followed up in the unit. RESULTS: Forty-six percent of the participants were unaware of sexually transmitted diseases. The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among athletes was 48% (24 cases). Human papillomavirus was the most frequent agent (44%). Considering the human papillomavirus genotypes, subtype 16 was the most prevalent (53%), followed by 11-6 (22%) and 18 (13%). Two athletes tested positive for C. trachomatis. There were no cases diagnosed of infection by N. gonorrhoeae, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus. However, only 26 athletes had been vaccinated for hepatitis B. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes was high. Primary prevention measures (hepatitis B and human papillomavirus vaccination) and secondary (serology, pap smears) must be offered to this specific group of women. The matter should be further approached in sports.
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spelling pubmed-48982362016-08-10 Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes in São Paulo, Brazil de Araujo, Maíta Poli Kleine, Henrique Truffa Parmigiano, Tathiana Rebizzi Gomes, Natalia Tavares Caparroz, Graziela Pascom da Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro Girão, Manoel João Batista Castello Sartori, Marair Gracio Ferreira Einstein (Sao Paulo) Original Article OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes. METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted including 50 female athletes with mean age of 20±3 years. Colposcopy, pap smear, and polymerase chain reaction for Chlamydia trachomatis, human papillomavirus and Neisseria gonorrhoeae were performed. Blood samples were collected to test for the human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, hepatitis B and C. The athletes presenting clinical diseases or conditions identifiable by laboratory tests were treated and followed up in the unit. RESULTS: Forty-six percent of the participants were unaware of sexually transmitted diseases. The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among athletes was 48% (24 cases). Human papillomavirus was the most frequent agent (44%). Considering the human papillomavirus genotypes, subtype 16 was the most prevalent (53%), followed by 11-6 (22%) and 18 (13%). Two athletes tested positive for C. trachomatis. There were no cases diagnosed of infection by N. gonorrhoeae, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus. However, only 26 athletes had been vaccinated for hepatitis B. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes was high. Primary prevention measures (hepatitis B and human papillomavirus vaccination) and secondary (serology, pap smears) must be offered to this specific group of women. The matter should be further approached in sports. Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4898236/ /pubmed/24728243 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082014AO2949 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Parmigiano, Tathiana Rebizzi
Gomes, Natalia Tavares
Caparroz, Graziela Pascom
da Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro
Girão, Manoel João Batista Castello
Sartori, Marair Gracio Ferreira
Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes in São Paulo, Brazil
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title_full Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes in São Paulo, Brazil
title_fullStr Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes in São Paulo, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes in São Paulo, Brazil
title_short Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes in São Paulo, Brazil
title_sort prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes in são paulo, brazil
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24728243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082014AO2949
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