Open AccessCounty-Level Sexually Transmitted Disease Detection and Control in Texas: Do Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Family Planning Clinics Matter?
Author(s) -
Kwame Owusu-Edusei,
Sonal R. Doshi
Publication year - 2011
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.0b013e3182215615
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , chlamydia , syphilis , sexually transmitted disease , demography , incidence (geometry) , disease control , gerontology , environmental health , gynecology , family medicine , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , physics , sociology , optics
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) detection and control have traditionally been performed by STD and family planning (FP) clinics. However, the magnitude of their impact (or the lack thereof) has not been examined. We examine the association between having STD and/or FP clinics and county-level STD detection and control in the state of Texas.