OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between chlamydia testing and chlamydia detection rates in New South Wales, Australia, from 1999 to 2001. METHODS: Correlations between population-based chlamydia testing and notification rates--stratified by age group, area of residence, and year--were determined by linear regression. RESULTS: Strong positive correlations between chlamydia testing and notification rates were observed for both women (r = 0.91, p < 0.001) and men (r = 0.94, p < 0.001). Between 1999 and 2001, the chlamydia test positivity rate increased from 4.3% to 7.3% for women (p < 0.0001) and from 7.8% to 10.5% for men (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This study suggests that Australia could benefit from a major chlamydia screening program.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between chlamydia testing and chlamydia detection rates in New South Wales, Australia, from 1999 to 2001. METHODS: Correlations between population-based chlamydia testing and notification rates--stratified by age group, area of residence, and year--were determined by linear regression. RESULTS: Strong positive correlations between chlamydia testing and notification rates were observed for both women (r = 0.91, p < 0.001) and men (r = 0.94, p < 0.001). Between 1999 and 2001, the chlamydia test positivity rate increased from 4.3% to 7.3% for women (p < 0.0001) and from 7.8% to 10.5% for men (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This study suggests that Australia could benefit from a major chlamydia screening program.
Authors: Caroline van Gemert; Rebecca Guy; Mark Stoove; Wayne Dimech; Carol El-Hayek; Jason Asselin; Clarissa Moreira; Long Nguyen; Denton Callander; Douglas Boyle; Basil Donovan; Margaret Hellard Journal: JMIR Res Protoc Date: 2019-08-08
Authors: Ingrid V van den Broek; Otilia Sfetcu; Marianne A van der Sande; Berit Andersen; Björn Herrmann; Helen Ward; Hannelore M Götz; Anneli Uusküla; Sarah C Woodhall; Shelagh M Redmond; Andrew J Amato-Gauci; Nicola Low; Jan E van Bergen Journal: Eur J Public Health Date: 2015-10-24 Impact factor: 3.367