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Genital Chlamydial Infection 01/01/02 - 31/03/02
Between 1 January and 31 March 2002, 418
cases of chlamydial infection were notified by medical practitioners to
STD Services. One hundred and fifty (36%) occurred in males and 267 (64%)
in females (Table 4.1).
Males and females aged less than 30
years accounted for 78% and 90% of cases of genital chlamydial infection,
respectively (Table 4.1). The racial origin of
371 cases (89%) was reported as Caucasian (Table 4.2).
The infection was reported as being acquired in South Australia for 378
cases (90%).
The number of laboratory tests for
genital chlamydia performed during this quarter is shown in Table
4.3.
Table 4.1 Genital chlamydial
infection in South Australia,
01/01/02 - 31/03/02. Age group by sex.
| |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Age group (years) |
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
|
10 - 14 |
- |
|
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
15 - 19 |
19 |
13 |
105 |
40 |
124 |
30 |
|
20 - 24 |
56 |
37 |
81 |
30 |
137 |
33 |
|
25 - 29 |
42 |
28 |
52 |
19 |
94 |
22 |
|
30 - 34 |
19 |
12 |
10 |
4 |
29 |
7 |
|
35 - 39 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
4 |
|
³ 40 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
15 |
3 |
|
Total |
151 |
|
267 |
|
418 |
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Table 4.2 Genital chlamydial
infection,
01/01/02 – 31/03/02. Race by sex.
|
Racial origin |
Male |
Female |
Total |
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Aboriginal |
5 |
17 |
22 |
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Asian |
2 |
14 |
16 |
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Caucasian |
137 |
243 |
371 |
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Other/unknown |
7 |
2 |
9 |
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Total |
151 |
276 |
418 |
Table 4.3 Summary of
laboratory tests for genital
chlamydia, 01/01/02 - 31/03/02. Laboratory by sex.
|
Laboratory |
Male |
Female |
Total |
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Private |
810 |
2334 |
3144 |
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Public |
1584 |
3635 |
5219 |
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Total |
2394 |
5969 |
8363 |
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