Open AccessWhy Are Rates of Reported Chlamydia Changing in the United States? Insights From the National Job Training Program
Author(s) -
Jill Diesel,
Kristen Kreisel,
E Learner,
Elizabeth Torrone,
Thomas A. Peterman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001284
Subject(s) - medicine , chlamydia , demography , national survey of family growth , population , ethnic group , confidence interval , prevalence , gerontology , environmental health , family planning , immunology , sociology , anthropology , research methodology
In 2010 to 2017, rates of reported chlamydia decreased among young Black women but increased for White women and all men. Because chlamydia case rates can be influenced by changes in prevalence, screening, and other factors, we compared chlamydia prevalence trends in a sentinel population with national case rate trends to understand potential drivers of case rate trends.