Publications by authors named "Andrea Huneeus"
Study Objective: The Chilean legislation forbids induced abortion, so little is known of the young women who have abortions and what determinants are associated with this practice. In this study we examined the association between adolescents and young women who have had induced abortions and socioeconomic status and compared them with counterparts who reported not having a history of abortion.
Design, Setting, Participants, And Main Outcome Measures: Drawing on the 2015 Chilean National Youth Survey, a population-based sample of general community youth aged 15-29 years, we conducted a study on 2439 sexually active females.
Study Objective: To determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis infection in sexually active Chilean adolescents and young adults. A comparative analysis was performed between genders to identify demographic, clinical, and sexual behavior characteristics to predict the occurrence of C trachomatis.
Design: Analytical observational study.
Background: As alternative for patients that fear genital examination, we assessed adolescent's comfort and ease with self-collected samples for nucleic acid amplification testing for sexually transmitted infections.
Patients And Methods: Sexually active Chilean adolescents and youth under 25 years (174 males and 117 females) were enrolled. Females used self-collected vaginal swabs and males collected first-stream urine.
Background: Although condom use in adolescence is related to higher lifetime educational attainment, the association between primary education (from kindergarten to eighth grade) and adolescent sexual behavior is not well understood. This study examined the association between type of school in which primary education was completed-public, charter, or private-and condom use at sexual debut among Chilean adolescents.
Methods: Drawing on the 2009 Chilean National Youth Survey, a population-based sample of general community youth aged 15 to 29 years, we conducted a study of the 4217 participants who reported onset of sexual activity during adolescence.
Background: Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are common sexually transmitted diseases among young women and little has been doing to study them in Chilean adolescents.
Aim: Determine the rates of C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae in Chilean young women.
Material And Methods: Urine samples were obtained from 203 sexually active females under 25 year-old, who attended hospitals from either high or low-income areas in Chile's capital, Santiago.
Background: Retroareolar cysts present in female adolescents with palpable subareolar masses that can have concomitant inflammatory changes. The purpose of this study was to report our cases of retroareolar cysts and thus to contribute to a better knowledge and understanding of this entity.
Methods: Forty-six girls were diagnosed with retroareolar cysts between December 2000 and July 2002.