dc.contributor.author |
Wise, Michelle |
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dc.contributor.author |
Sadler, Lynn |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ekeroma, Alec |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-10-23T01:43:01Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015-03 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Journal of Primary Health Care, 2015, 7 (1), pp. 65 - 70 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1172-6164 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/27289 |
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dc.description.abstract |
INTRODUCTION: Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI), and routine antenatal screening to reduce the risk of vertical transmission is recommended in New Zealand (NZ). AIM: To determine the proportion of pregnant women who have been screened for C. trachomatis in selected hospitals since the 2008 NZ Ministry of Health Chlamydia Management Guidelines were published, and to examine variation by age and ethnicity. METHODS: Clinical audits were undertaken at four NZ hospitals, using electronic databases to determine if C. trachomatis screening had occurred. RESULTS: Only 24%, 31%, 35% and 61% of pregnant women were screened in Tauranga (2010), Auckland (2013), Waikato (2013) and Middlemore (2011) hospitals, respectively. DISCUSSION: Despite increases in the proportion of pregnant women screened in Auckland and Middlemore compared to pre-2008, and higher proportions of young women and Maori women screened, overall antenatal screening for C. trachomatis remains suboptimal. Several strategies are presented to support universal screening in pregnancy, as recommended by the NZ Ministry of Health. |
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dc.format.medium |
Electronic |
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dc.language |
English |
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dc.publisher |
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Journal of Primary Health Care |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1172-6164/
https://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/journal-of-primary-health-care/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Chlamydia trachomatis screening in pregnancy in New Zealand: translation of national guidelines into practice |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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pubs.issue |
1 |
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pubs.begin-page |
65 |
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pubs.volume |
7 |
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dc.description.version |
VoR - Version of Record |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright:
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
25770718 |
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pubs.author-url |
https://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/jphc-march-2015/ |
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pubs.end-page |
70 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
478413 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1172-6156 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2015-10-23 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
25770718 |
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