The impact of a comprehensive chlamydia prevention program in Wisconsin

An analysis using case reports, laboratory records of tests for C. trachomatis, and Hospital Discharge Summary data shows that, following implementation of a chlamydia prevention program in Wisconsin in 1985, statewide declines were observed in prevalence, incidence and complications of infection. I...

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Published in:Family planning perspectives 1995-05, Vol.27 (3), p.108-111
Main Authors: Hillis, S.D. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Nakashima, A, Amsterdam, L, Pfister, J, Vaughn, M, Addiss, D, Marchbanks, P.A, Owens, L.M, Davis, J.P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
ADULTE
ADULTOS
ADULTS
AETIOLOGY
Age Factors
Child
CHLAMYDIA
Chlamydia Infections - epidemiology
Chlamydia Infections - prevention & control
CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS
CONTROL DE ENFERMEDADES
CONTROLE DE MALADIES
Cross-Sectional Studies
DISEASE CONTROL
DISEASE PREVALENCE
DISEASE PREVENTION
Ectopic pregnancy
ETIOLOGIA
ETIOLOGIE
Family planning
Family planning clinics
Female
Hospitalization rates
Humans
Incidence
Infections
JEUNESSE
JUVENTUD
Male
Middle Aged
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - epidemiology
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - prevention & control
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Ectopic - epidemiology
Pregnancy, Ectopic - prevention & control
Sex Factors
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - prevention & control
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin - epidemiology
Womens health
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUTH
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Summary:An analysis using case reports, laboratory records of tests for C. trachomatis, and Hospital Discharge Summary data shows that, following implementation of a chlamydia prevention program in Wisconsin in 1985, statewide declines were observed in prevalence, incidence and complications of infection. In 1990, prevalence rates among teenage women peaked at 2,794 infections per 100,000 15-19-year-old females. Between 1987 and 1991 (a period of stable testing volume), the proportion of positive tests decreased in all age-groups for females (by 29-41%) and males (by 10-14%), and the incidence of new infections in women decreased in clinic populations by 27%-50%. Between 1986 and 1991, hospitalization rates declined by 33% for pelvic inflammatory disease and by 20% for ectopic pregnancy.
ISSN:0014-7354
2325-5617
DOI:10.2307/2136107