|
Gonococcal
Infection 01/10/02 - 31/12/02
In
the fourth quarter of 2002, 49 cases of gonococcal infection were notified
to STD Services. Of these 38
(78%) occurred in males, and 11 (22%) in females (Table
5.1).
Gonococcal infection occurred in a wide age
range with 19 (39%) cases in individuals aged less than 29 years, and 15
(31%) cases in the 30 – 34 year age group (Table
5.1).
The racial origin was reported as Aboriginal for 13 (27%) cases (Table 5.2). The majority of individuals,
38 (78%) acquired the infection in South Australia (Table 5.3).
The
site of infection for the 18 males (47%) with gonococcal infection who
reported male-to-male sexual contact is shown in Table 5.4.
Table 5.1
Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/02 - 31/12/02
and year to
date. Age group by sex.
|
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/02 - 31/12/02
|
Year
01/01/02 - 31/12/02
|
|
Age
group (years)
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
< 20
|
4
|
1
|
16
|
19
|
35
|
|
20 - 24
|
5
|
3
|
24
|
15
|
39
|
|
25 - 29
|
5
|
1
|
28
|
10
|
38
|
|
30 - 34
|
11
|
4
|
24
|
15
|
39
|
|
35 - 39
|
5
|
1
|
20
|
7
|
27
|
|
³
40
|
8
|
1
|
26
|
4
|
30
|
|
Total
|
38
|
11
|
138
|
70
|
208
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/02 - 31/12/02
and year to
date. Racial origin by sex.
|
|
4th Quarter
01/10/02 - 31/12/02
|
Year
01/01/02 - 31/12/02
|
|
Racial
origin
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Aboriginal
|
6
|
7
|
39
|
56
|
95
|
|
Asian
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
|
Caucasian
|
30
|
4
|
94
|
11
|
105
|
|
Other
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
|
Total
|
38
|
11
|
138
|
70
|
208
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/02 - 31/12/02
and year to date. Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/02
- 31/12/02
|
Year
01/01/02
- 31/12/02
|
|
Location
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
South
Australia
|
28
|
10
|
112
|
57
|
169
|
|
Interstate
|
4
|
1
|
15
|
12
|
27
|
|
Overseas
|
6
|
-
|
11
|
1
|
12
|
|
Total
|
38
|
11
|
138
|
70
|
208
|
Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in South
Australia, 01/10/02 - 31/12/02 and year to date. Site of infection.
|
|
4th
Quarter
|
Year
|
|
Site
|
01/10/02
- 31/12/02
|
01/01/02
- 31/12/02
|
|
Urethral
|
14
|
38
|
|
Rectal
|
3
|
19
|
|
Pharyngeal
|
1
|
6
|
|
Urine
|
-
|
3
|
|
Total
|
18
|
66
|
|
Total
males in SA
|
38
|
138
|
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