[Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in 3 groups of Ecuadorian women with different sexual behaviors].

In order to examine the relationship between sexual conduct and infection with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus), the prevalence of these two microorganisms was studied in three groups of Ecuadorean women with different patterns of sexual behavior: 116 prostitutes, 136 women from Borbón Parish who had numerous sexual partners, and 61 pregnant women who had sexual relations with only one partner. The prevalence of infection from one or both of the agents was 53.4% in the prostitutes (n = 62), 34.5% in the women from Borbón (n = 47), and 1.6% in the pregnant women (n = 1). These results bear out the relationship between sexual behavior and risk of sexually transmitted disease.