Chlamydia Most Common in Teens, Young Adults
Chlamydia Most Common in Teens, Young Adults
CDC: Chlamydia Is America's Most Common Sexually Transmitted Disease
Economic Hardship a Risk?
Another study focused on more than 150,000 people aged 16-24. All were socioeconomically disadvantaged. Roughly one in 10 were infected, writes the CDC.
They were screened for chlamydia when they signed up for a national job training program.
The results showed chlamydia in:
A third study checked for chlamydia in women aged 15-24 at prenatal clinics.
Out of more than 86,000 tests, almost 6% were positive for chlamydia. Again, the disease was most common in younger women and blacks.
Chlamydia Most Common in Teens, Young Adults
CDC: Chlamydia Is America's Most Common Sexually Transmitted Disease
Economic Hardship a Risk?
Another study focused on more than 150,000 people aged 16-24. All were socioeconomically disadvantaged. Roughly one in 10 were infected, writes the CDC.
They were screened for chlamydia when they signed up for a national job training program.
The results showed chlamydia in:
- 11% of the more than 106,000 women
- 8% of the nearly 50,600 men
- About 13% of 16-year-old women
- Nearly 9% of men aged 20-24
- 8% of men aged 16-19
A third study checked for chlamydia in women aged 15-24 at prenatal clinics.
Out of more than 86,000 tests, almost 6% were positive for chlamydia. Again, the disease was most common in younger women and blacks.
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