Genital chlamydial Infection 01/07/06 - 30/09/06
Between
1 July and 30 September 2006, medical practitioners notified 718 cases of
genital chlamydial infection to Sexually Transmitted Diseases Services.
Of the 718 notifications, 288 (40%) occurred in males and 430 (60%)
in females
(Table 4.1).
Males and females aged less than 30 years accounted
for 218 (75%) and 374 (87%) cases of genital chlamydial infection,
respectively (Table 4.1).
The majority of individuals, 595 (83%), reported
their racial origin as Caucasian
(Table
4.2).
Ninety two 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, 01/07/06 - 30/09/06
and year to date. Age
group by sex.
|
Age group (years) |
3rd Quarter
01/07/06 - 30/09/06
|
Year to date
01/01/06 - 30/09/06
|
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
< 20 |
50
|
130
|
129
|
450
|
579
|
|
20 - 24 |
110
|
177
|
380
|
56
7
|
947
|
|
25 - 29 |
58
|
67
|
190
|
225
|
415
|
|
30 - 34 |
30
|
28
|
101
|
91
|
192
|
|
35 - 39 |
16
|
12
|
54
|
55
|
109
|
|
³40 |
24
|
16
|
62
|
49
|
111
|
|
Total |
288
|
430
|
916
|
1437
|
2353
|
Table 4.2
Genital chlamydial
infection, 01/07/06 - 30/09/06 and year to date.
Race by sex.
|
Racial origin |
3rd Quarter
01/07/06 - 30/09/06
|
Year to date
01/01/06 - 30/09/06 |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Aboriginal |
24
|
37
|
99
|
146
|
245
|
|
Asian |
17
|
30
|
37
|
88
|
125
|
|
Caucasian |
239
|
356
|
746
|
1184
|
1930
|
|
Other/unknown |
8
|
7
|
34
|
19
|
53
|
|
Total |
288
|
430
|
916
|
1437
|
2353
|
Table 4.3
Summary of
laboratory tests for genital chlamydia,
01/07/06 - 30/09/06 and year to
date. Laboratory by sex.
|
Laboratory |
3rd Quarter
01/07/06 - 30/09/06
|
Year to date
01/01/06 - 30/09/06
|
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Public |
2113
|
4506
|
8557
|
18063
|
26620
|
|
Private |
1146
|
3069
|
3173
|
8808
|
11981
|
|
Total |
3259
|
7575
|
11730
|
26871
|
38601
|
|
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