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VERTICAL BAR CHARTS: Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted
Infections Among Adolescents and Young Adults, by Age and
Race/Ethnicity: 2004
(Rate per 100,000)
Chlamydia
15-19 Years: Non-Hispanic White: 760.6; Non-Hispanic Black:
5,336.1; Hispanic: 1,604.1
20-24 Years: Non-Hispanic White: 886.4; Non-Hispanic Black:
5,301.3 Hispanic: 1,685.4
Gonorrhea
15-19 Years: Non-Hispanic White: 117.5; Non-Hispanic Black:
2,079.8; Hispanic: 212.7
20-24 Years: Non-Hispanic White: 149.0; Non-Hispanic Black:
2,487.2; Hispanic: 237.3
Syphilis
15-19 Years: Non-Hispanic White: 0.4; Non-Hispanic Black:
6.9; Hispanic: 1.7
20-24 Years: Non-Hispanic White: 1.9; Non-Hispanic Black:
19.5; Hispanic: 5.0
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sexually transmitted disease surveillance, 2004. Atlanta,
GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2005 Sep.
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