Knowledge statements | Pregnant women (n = 383) N (%) | Partners (n = 282) N (%) | P-valuea |
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General questions about Chlamydia trachomatis | |||
True answers | |||
Can you infect people without knowing it? | 336 (88.2) | 236 (84.0) | .15 |
Can chlamydia be cured with medicines? | 340 (89.2) | 221 (78.6) | <0.001 |
Can you have chlamydia more than once? | 256 (67.2) | 163 (58.0) | .02 |
Can chlamydia cause infertility? | 280 (73.5) | 181 (64.4) | .02 |
Is condom use protective against chlamydia? | 300 (78.7) | 216 (76.9) | .63 |
False answers | |||
Will you always have symptoms when infected? | 325 (85.3) | 201 (71.5) | <0.001 |
Chlamydia trachomatis can be transmitted by: | |||
True answers | |||
Genital sexual contact with an infected person | 349 (91.8) | 250 (89.0) | .26 |
Anal sexual contact with an infected person | 246 (64.7) | 169 (60.4) | .29 |
Oral sexual contact with an infected person | 212 (55.8) | 146 (52.1) | .40 |
False answers | |||
Kissing an infected person on the mouth | 290 (76.3) | 196 (70.0) | .08 |
A toilet seat | 241 (63.4) | 154 (54.8) | .03 |
Sharing bath towels with an infected person | 218 (57.4) | 135 (48.0) | .02 |