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Genital Chlamydial Infection 01/01/04 - 31/04/04
Between 1 January and 31 March 2004, 567
cases of chlamydial infection were notified by medical practitioners to
STD Services. Two - Hundred
and twenty-four (39%) occurred in males and
343 (61%) in females (Table 4.1).
Males and females aged less than 30 years accounted for 76%
and 90% of cases of genital chlamydial infection, respectively (Table 4.1). The racial origin of
471cases (83%) was reported as Caucasian (Table 4.2). The infection was
reported as being acquired in South Australia for 513 cases (91%).
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,
01/01/04 - 31/04/04. Age group by sex.
|
Age group (years) |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
<15 |
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
15 - 19 |
30
|
109
|
139
|
|
20 - 24 |
82
|
145
|
227
|
|
25 - 29 |
56
|
532
|
109
|
|
30 - 34 |
31
|
23
|
54
|
|
35 - 39 |
12
|
6
|
18
|
|
³40 |
12
|
5
|
16
|
|
Total |
224
|
343
|
567
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Table 4.2
Genital chlamydial
infection, 01/01/04 - 31/04/04.
Race by sex.
|
Racial origin |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Aboriginal |
16
|
21
|
37
|
|
Asian |
12
|
11
|
23
|
|
Caucasian |
175
|
296
|
471
|
|
Other/unknown |
21
|
15
|
36
|
|
Total |
224
|
343
|
567
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Table 4.3
Summary of
laboratory tests for genital chlamydia,
01/01/04 - 31/04/04. Laboratory by sex.
|
Laboratory |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Private |
954
|
2654
|
3608
|
|
Public |
2388
|
5319
|
7707
|
|
Total |
3342
|
7973
|
11315
|
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