TY - JOUR
T1 - The pattern of notification and testing for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Victoria, 1998-2000
T2 - An ecological analysis
AU - Hocking, Jane
AU - Fairley, Christopher
AU - Counahan, Megan
AU - Crofts, Nick
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - Objective: This ecological study analyses routinely collected chlamydia notification and testing data to investigate any patterns. Methods: Age and sex-specific chlamydia notification and testing rates for Victoria were calculated for the period 1998 to 2000. Results: Chlamydia notification and testing rates rose between 1998 and 2000. Notification rates were higher among women aged 15 to 24 years than men of the same age (p<0.01) and higher among 25 to 44-year-olds living in metropolitan rather than rural/regional Victoria (p<0.01). Testing rates were higher for women than men (p<0.01) and higher in metropolitan rather than rural/regional areas (p<0.01) in all groups except women aged 15-24 years. Conclusions: These increasing rates highlight that chlamydia infection represents a substantial public health problem. Implications: Although these data provide useful information showing these rates vary with age and sex, formal epidemiological prevalence and risk factor studies are required.
AB - Objective: This ecological study analyses routinely collected chlamydia notification and testing data to investigate any patterns. Methods: Age and sex-specific chlamydia notification and testing rates for Victoria were calculated for the period 1998 to 2000. Results: Chlamydia notification and testing rates rose between 1998 and 2000. Notification rates were higher among women aged 15 to 24 years than men of the same age (p<0.01) and higher among 25 to 44-year-olds living in metropolitan rather than rural/regional Victoria (p<0.01). Testing rates were higher for women than men (p<0.01) and higher in metropolitan rather than rural/regional areas (p<0.01) in all groups except women aged 15-24 years. Conclusions: These increasing rates highlight that chlamydia infection represents a substantial public health problem. Implications: Although these data provide useful information showing these rates vary with age and sex, formal epidemiological prevalence and risk factor studies are required.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00417.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00417.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 14705302
AN - SCOPUS:0042928123
VL - 27
SP - 405
EP - 408
JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
SN - 1753-6405
IS - 4
ER -
