Screening High-Risk Adolescent Males for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection
| Autor: | Carol E. Farshy, Carolyn M. Black, Star Fitzgerald, Gary D. Podschun, Melbourne F. Hovell, Robert A. Gunn, Joel R. Greenspan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Male Microbiology (medical) Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Chlamydia trachomatis Dermatology Urine medicine.disease_cause medicine Humans Chlamydiaceae Risk factor biology business.industry Obstetrics Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Chlamydia Infections biology.organism_classification Surgery Infectious Diseases Chlamydiales Costs and Cost Analysis Female Health education business |
| Zdroj: | Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 25:49-52 |
| ISSN: | 0148-5717 |
| Popis: | Reported case data suggest that few men are being tested for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection (female:male reported case ratio is5:1) partially because men seek preventive health services less frequently than women and, until recently, obtaining a CT specimen from men required a urethral swab, which has low patient acceptability. A study was conducted in San Diego, CA, to determine whether urine specimens could be obtained from high-risk teen males in the field using a peer teen outreach approach.Identify teen males infected with CT and provide treatment and partner management services.Prevalence survey of 261 teen males and a program cost evaluation.During the 6.5-month study period (Dec 15, 1995 to June 30, 1996) an estimated 1,860 teen males were approached and 261 submitted a urine specimen; 16 (6.1%) were positive by polymerase chain reaction. All positive males were treated with azithromycin, 1 gm, in the field, and 9 female sex partners were treated, 7 of whom were CT positive. The cost per specimen obtained and per CT infection identified was $103 and $1,677, respectively. The annual cost for adding a peer teen outreach service to an existing STD program using existing staff and adding 1.2 full-time equivalents of outreach time is approximately $25,000.Peer teen outreach and in-field collection of urine specimens appear to be an acceptable alternative for screening teen males for CT and should be further evaluated in other communities. |
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