Genital Chlamydial Infection 01/04/07 - 30/06/07
Between
1 April and 30 June 2007, medical practitioners notified 941 cases of
genital chlamydia infection to Sexually Transmitted Diseases Services.
Of the 941 notifications, 375 (40%) occurred in males and 566 (60%)
in females (Table 4.1).
Males
and females aged less than 30 years accounted for 294 (78%) and 476 (84%)
cases of genital chlamydia infection, respectively (Table 4.1).
Notification of females aged 20-24 increased 24% in this quarter;
223 compared with 180 reported in the same quarter in 2006.
The
majority of individuals, 748 (79%), reported their racial origin as
Caucasian (Table 4.2).
Eight hundred and seventy six, (93%) 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,
01/04/07 - 30/06/07 and year to date. Age group by sex.
|
Age group (years)
|
2nd Quarter
01/04/07 - 30/06/07 |
Year to date
01/01/07 - 30/06/07 |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
< 20 |
48
|
177
|
97
|
356
|
453
|
|
20 - 24 |
163
|
223
|
314
|
456
|
770
|
|
25 - 29 |
83
|
76
|
166
|
156
|
322
|
|
30 - 34 |
32
|
49
|
69
|
87
|
156
|
|
35 - 39 |
23
|
22
|
38
|
39
|
77
|
|
³
40 |
26
|
19
|
53
|
40
|
93
|
|
Total |
375
|
566
|
737
|
1134
|
1871
|
Table 4.2
Genital chlamydial
infection, 01/04/07 - 30/06/07
and year to date. Race by sex.
|
Racial origin |
2nd Quarter
01/04/07 - 30/06/07 |
Year to date
01/01/07 - 30/06/07 |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Aboriginal |
42
|
72
|
72
|
109
|
181
|
|
Asian |
17
|
23
|
39
|
62
|
101
|
|
Caucasian |
300
|
448
|
595
|
927
|
1522
|
|
Other/unknown |
16
|
23
|
31
|
36
|
67
|
|
Total |
375
|
566
|
737
|
1134
|
1871
|
Table 4.3
Summary of
laboratory tests for genital
chlamydia,
01/04/07 - 30/06/07 and year to date. Laboratory by sex.
|
Laboratory |
2nd Quarter
01/04/07 - 30/06/07 |
Year to date
01/01/07 - 30/06/07 |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Public |
4200
|
7438
|
7136
|
14449
|
21585
|
|
Private |
1162
|
3275
|
2291
|
6578
|
8869
|
|
Total |
5362
|
10713
|
9427
|
21027
|
30454
|
|
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