Gender differences in risk taking behaviors for Chlamydia trachomatis.
Loucine Huckabay, Dennis G Fisher, Grace L Reynolds and 2 others
PMID 32701401WHAT IT FOUND
Reported chlamydia infection was linked to younger age, sex trading, other sexually transmitted infections, and substance use.
In men, ecstasy and Viagra use stood out; in women, marijuana use and yeast infection stood out.
Key findings
01In men, reported chlamydia was associated with younger age, ecstasy use, Viagra use, and number of sex partners.
02In women, reported chlamydia was associated with younger age, marijuana/hashish use, yeast infection, and sex trading for money or drugs.
03In both genders, reported chlamydia was associated with gonorrhea, syphilis, genital warts, and ever being tested for HIV.
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What it does not show
Chlamydia was self-reported and not confirmed by urine or blood test. The data were cross-sectional, so the study could not show which came first. Participants were recruited from community programs in one Los Angeles County area, so the results may not apply to other populations.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these associations as proof that ecstasy, marijuana, Viagra, sex trading, or yeast infection causes chlamydia. Chlamydia was self-reported and the data were cross-sectional, so the study cannot show which came first.