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ArticlePloS one2014

Gender-based screening for chlamydial infection and divergent infection trends in men and women.

Susan M Rogers, Charles F Turner, William C Miller, Emily Erbelding, Elizabeth Eggleston, Sylvia Tan, Anthony Roman, Marcia Hobbs, James Chromy, Ravikiran Muvva and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Susan M RogersStatistics and Epidemiology Division, Research Triangle Institute, Washington D.C., United States of America.
Charles F TurnerQueens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, Flushing, New York, United States of America.
William C MillerSchool of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
Emily ErbeldingSchool of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Elizabeth EgglestonStatistics and Epidemiology Division, Research Triangle Institute, Washington D.C., United States of America.
Sylvia TanStatistics and Epidemiology Division, Research Triangle Institute, Washington D.C., United States of America.
Anthony RomanCenter for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts at Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Marcia HobbsSchool of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
James ChromyStatistics and Epidemiology Division, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America.
Ravikiran MuvvaBaltimore City Department of Health, Bureau of STI/HIV Prevention, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Laxminarayana GanapathiResearch Computing Division, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America.
RTI International · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USBaltimore City Health Department · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USQueens College, CUNY · USUniversity of Massachusetts Boston · US

Funding

Monitoring STI's in the PopulationR01HD047163 · NICHD · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · PI ROGERS, SUSAN MATTHEWS · 2005 to 2009
$3.6M
SURVEY MEASUREMENT OF SENSITIVE BEHAVIORS USING A-CASIR01HD031067 · NICHD · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · PI TURNER, CHARLES F · 1993 to 1998
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NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD047163NICHD NIH HHS R01-HD31067NICHD NIH HHS R01-HD47163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo assess the potential impact of chlamydial screening policy that recommends routine screening of women but not men.

methodsPopulation surveys of probability samples of Baltimore adults aged 18 to 35 years in 1997-1998 and 2006-2009 collected biospecimens to estimate trends in undiagnosed chlamydial infection. Survey estimates are compared to surveillance data on diagnosed chlamydial infections reported to the Health Department.

resultsPrevalence of undiagnosed chlamydial infection among men increased from 1.6% to 4.0%, but it declined from 4.3% to 3.1% among women (p = 0.028 for test of interaction). The annual (average) number of diagnosed infections was substantially higher among women than men in both time periods and increased among both men and women. Undiagnosed infection prevalence was substantially higher among black than non-black adults (4.0% vs 1.2%, p = 0.042 in 1997-98 and 5.5% vs 0.7%, p<0.001 in 2006-09).

conclusionDivergent trends in undiagnosed chlamydial infection by gender parallel divergent screening recommendations that encourage chlamydial testing for women but not for men.

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AdolescentAdultBaltimoreChlamydia InfectionsDelayed DiagnosisFemaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningPrevalenceSex FactorsYoung Adult

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PMID24586491
PMCPMC3929759
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