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Genital Chlamydial Infection 01/07/07 - 30/09/07
Between
1 July and 30 September 2007, medical practitioners notified 799 cases of
genital chlamydial infection to Sexually Transmitted Diseases Services.
Of the 799 notifications, 322 (40%) occurred in males and 477 (60%
) in females (Table 4.1).
Males
and females aged less than 30 years accounted for 238 (74%) and 408 (86%)
cases of genital chlamydial infection, respectively (Table 4.1).
The majority of individuals, 665 (83%), reported their racial
origin as Caucasian (Table 4.2).
Seven hundred and thirty four, (92%) 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,
01/07/07 - 30/09/07 and year to date. Age group by sex.
|
Age group (years)
|
2nd Quarter
01/07/07 - 30/09/07 |
Year to date
01/01/07 - 30/09/07 |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
< 20 |
38
|
143
|
136
|
500
|
636
|
|
20 - 24 |
135
|
189
|
451
|
647
|
1098
|
|
25 - 29 |
65
|
76
|
232
|
232
|
464
|
|
30 - 34 |
30
|
23
|
99
|
110
|
209
|
|
35 - 39 |
27
|
19
|
65
|
58
|
123
|
|
³
40 |
27
|
27
|
80
|
67
|
147
|
|
Total |
322
|
477
|
1063
|
1614
|
2677
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Table 4.2
Genital chlamydial
infection, 01/07/07 - 30/09/07
and year to date. Race by sex.
|
Racial origin |
2nd Quarter
01/07/07 - 30/09/07 |
Year to date
01/01/07 - 30/09/07 |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Aboriginal |
18
|
32
|
90
|
141
|
231
|
|
Asian |
9
|
38
|
48
|
100
|
148
|
|
Caucasian |
281
|
384
|
880
|
1314
|
2194
|
|
Other/unknown |
14
|
23
|
45
|
59
|
104
|
|
Total |
322
|
477
|
1063
|
1614
|
2677
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Table 4.3
Summary of
laboratory tests for genital
chlamydia,
01/07/07 - 30/09/07 and year to date. Laboratory by sex.
|
Laboratory |
2nd Quarter
01/07/07 - 30/09/07 |
Year to date
01/01/07 - 30/09/07 |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Public |
3208
|
6645
|
10345
|
21095
|
31440
|
|
Private |
986
|
2697
|
3277
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9275
|
12552
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Total |
4194
|
9342
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13622
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30370
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43992
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