Selected factors place Dominican female adolescent and adults at risk for sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) such as Chlamydia, causative organism Chlamydia
trachomatis, and Gonorrhea, causative organism Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The purpose of
this study was to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea among
adolescent and adult females that utilize the clinic in Veron, Dominican Republic.
Clinical standards of care for these STIs and educational programs for prevention were
developed from the data gathered from this study. Significance at 0.05 ά of the
relationship of educational level, management of risk factors and other selected
independent variables on prevalence rate of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the clinic
population of Veron, Dominican Republic were determined. The objectives of the study
were to 1) determine the prevalence of adolescent and young adult females diagnosed
with Gonorrhea and Chlamydia who visit the clinic for prenatal visits, annual pap smear
exams and gynecological complaints; 2) determine the extent to which educational level
is a predictor of positive diagnosis or risk for infection of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea and;
3) determine which selected demographic and risk factors are associated with positive
test results for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.