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Reduce the proportion of adolescents and young adults with Chlamydia trachomatis infections.

Target and baseline:

Objective

Reduction in Chlamydia trachomatis
infections

1997
Baseline

2010
Target

Percent

25-1a.

Females aged 15 to 24 years attending
family planning clinics

5.0

3.0

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Females aged 15 to 24 years attending STD clinics

12.2

3.0

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Males aged 15 to 24 years attending STD clinics

15.7

3.0

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: STD Surveillance System, CDC, NCHSTP.

Persons Aged 15 to 24 Years
Attending Clinics, 1997

Infected With Chlamydia

25-1a.
Females (Family Planning Clinics)

25-1b.
Females (STD Clinics)

25-1c.
Males
(STD
Clinics)

Percent

TOTAL

5.0

12.2

15.7

Race and ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native

6.3

13.1

12.6

Asian or Pacific Islander

4.7

12.0

16.6

Asian

DNC

DNC

DNC

Native Hawaiian and
other Pacific Islander

DNC

DNC

DNC

Black or African American

DNC

DNC

DNC

White

DNC

DNC

DNC

 

Hispanic or Latino

5.2

14.0

18.5

Not Hispanic or Latino

DNC

DNC

DNC

Black or African American

11.1

15.2

18.1

White

3.1

9.2

11.5

Family income level

Poor

DNC

DNC

DNC

Near poor

DNC

DNC

DNC

Middle/high income

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.