Patterns of chlamydia/gonorrhea positivity among voluntarily screened New York City public high school students. 2011

Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, 10013. han.jessica@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) are common sexually transmitted infections that disproportionately affect adolescents. Annual screening for CT for sexually active female adolescents is recommended. In 2006, New York City began conducting CT/GC education, screening, and treatment in public high schools. We examine 3-year programmatic outcomes and the relationship between sexual activity, screening, and CT/GC positivity. METHODS We describe the epidemiology of students who screened and those infected with CT/GC. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to assess relationships between sex, race/ethnicity, age, sexual activity, and screening status; and the relationship between sexually transmitted infection positivity and sexual activity. RESULTS Between July 2006 and June 2009, we educated 57,418 students and screened 27,353 (47.6%) for CT/GC; 1,736 (6.3%) students were reported to be infected with either organism. Students who screened positive were more likely to be females (8.9%), report black race (8.3%) and be ≥16 years of age (6.6%-9.7%). Screening rates were 70.6% for students who were sexually active, 27.9% for those who had never had sex, and 47.3% for those who did not respond to the sexual activity question; CT/GC positivity was 7.2%, 1.4%, and 6.1%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Black, older adolescent females were most likely to screen positive for CT/GC in this population. A large proportion of students who did not answer the sexual activity question chose to screen for CT/GC and screened positive. School screening programs should offer screening to all students regardless of reported sexual activity. Programs should target females and older adolescents.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008403 Mass Screening Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease. Screening,Mass Screenings,Screening, Mass,Screenings,Screenings, Mass
D009344 Neisseria gonorrhoeae A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria primarily found in purulent venereal discharges. It is the causative agent of GONORRHEA. Diplococcus gonorrhoeae,Gonococcus,Gonococcus neisseri,Merismopedia gonorrhoeae,Micrococcus der gonorrhoe,Micrococcus gonococcus,Micrococcus gonorrhoeae
D009519 New York City City located at the mouth of the Hudson River, in New York State.
D002690 Chlamydia Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus CHLAMYDIA. Infections, Chlamydia,Chlamydia Infection,Infection, Chlamydia
D002692 Chlamydia trachomatis Type species of CHLAMYDIA causing a variety of ocular and urogenital diseases.
D005260 Female Females
D006069 Gonorrhea Acute infectious disease characterized by primary invasion of the urogenital tract. The etiologic agent, NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, was isolated by Neisser in 1879. Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

Related Publications

Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
September 2013, Health & place,
Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
July 2015, American journal of public health,
Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
January 1976, New York state journal of medicine,
Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
June 1976, Journal of the American Venereal Disease Association,
Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
May 2001, Pediatrics,
Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
February 2018, Preventing chronic disease,
Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
February 2024, Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.),
Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
January 2017, Journal of interpersonal violence,
Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
December 2012, American journal of epidemiology,
Jessica S Han, and Meighan E Rogers, and Sophia Nurani, and Steven Rubin, and Susan Blank
May 2006, American journal of public health,
Copied contents to your clipboard!