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Health Behaviors

Newly Diagnosed Chlamydia Cases

Current Value

542.8

2022

Definition

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Why Is This Important?

Chlamydia incidence rates are associated with unsafe sexual activity. Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in North America and is one of the major causes of tubal infertility, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease, and chronic pelvic pain. STIs are associated with a significantly increased risk of morbidity and mortality, including increased risk of cervical cancer, infertility, and premature death. STIs also have a high economic burden on society. The direct medical costs of managing sexually transmitted infections and their complications in the US, for example, was approximately 15.6 billion dollars in 2008. This measure is also significant to health equity as chlamydia disproportionally affects underserved communities, particularly adolescent minority women.

For more information, please visit the Sexually Transmitted Infections for Cabarrus County Page on the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings.

Notes on Methodology

Sexually Transmitted Infections is the number of newly diagnosed chlamydia cases per 100,000 population in a county. Rates measure the number of events in a given time period (generally one or more years) divided by the average number of people at risk during that period. Rates help us compare risks of health factors across counties with different population sizes.

To learn more about the Measure Methods, please visit the Sexually Transmitted Infections, Measure Methods Section, on the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings Website.

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