Genital Chlamydial Infection 01/04/04 - 30/06/04
Between 1 April and 30 June 2004, medical
practitioners notified 678 cases of genital chlamydial infection to
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Services.
Of the 678 notifications, 276 (41%) occurred in males and 402 (59%)
in females (Table 4.1).
Males and females aged
less than 30 years accounted for 206 (38%) and 342 (62%) cases of genital
chlamydial infection, respectively (Table 4.1).
TThe majority of
individuals, 522 (77%), reported their racial origin as Caucasian (Table 4.2). Eighty-nine
percent of individuals acquired the infection in South Australia.
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,
01/04/04 - 30/06/04 and year to date. Age group by sex.
|
Age group (years)
|
2nd Quarter
01/04/04 - 30/06/04 |
Year to date
01/01/04 -
30/06/04 |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
< 20 |
32
|
127
|
63
|
238
|
301
|
|
20 - 24 |
112
|
161
|
197
|
306
|
503
|
|
25 - 29 |
62
|
54
|
119
|
108
|
227
|
|
30 - 34 |
32
|
32
|
63
|
55
|
118
|
|
35 - 39 |
21
|
17
|
33
|
24
|
57
|
|
40 |
17
|
11
|
30
|
15
|
45
|
|
Total |
276
|
402
|
505
|
746
|
1251
|
Table 4.2
Genital chlamydial
infection, 01/04/04 - 30/06/04
and year to date. Race by sex.
|
Racial origin |
2nd Quarter
01/04/04 - 30/06/04 |
Year to date
01/01/04 -
30/06/04 |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Aboriginal |
34
|
63
|
51
|
87
|
138
|
|
Asian |
8
|
20
|
21
|
30
|
51
|
|
Caucasian |
218
|
304
|
396
|
600
|
996
|
|
Other/unknown |
16
|
15
|
37
|
29
|
66
|
|
Total |
276
|
402
|
505
|
746
|
1251
|
Table 4.3
Summary of
laboratory tests for genital
chlamydia,
01/04/04 - 30/06/04 and year to date. Laboratory by sex.
|
Laboratory |
2nd Quarter
01/04/04 - 30/06/04 |
Year to date
01/01/04 -
30/06/04 |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Public |
2755
|
5664
|
5143
|
10983
|
16126
|
|
Private |
909
|
2567
|
1863
|
5221
|
7084
|
|
Total |
3664
|
8231
|
7006
|
16204
|
23210
|
|
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