Chlamydia Screening Among Sexually Active Young Female Enrollees of Health Plans—United States, 1999-2001

Since the 1990s, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the US Preventive Services Task Force, and several clinical organizations have recommended a routine screening for chlamydial infection for all sexually active women aged 26 years and for pregnant women of all ages. To evaluate rates of chlamydia s...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 292; no. 21; pp. 2569 - 2570
Main Authors Shih, S, Scholle, S, Irwin, K, Tao, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Medical Association 01.12.2004
Subjects
Medicaid
Medical screening
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Women
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Summary:Since the 1990s, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the US Preventive Services Task Force, and several clinical organizations have recommended a routine screening for chlamydial infection for all sexually active women aged 26 years and for pregnant women of all ages. To evaluate rates of chlamydia screening among sexually active young females, CDC analyzed 1999-2001 data from the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set reported by commercial and Medicaid health insurance plans. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which determined that screening rates were low despite slight increases in screening covered both by commercial and Medicaid plans during 1999-2001.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.292.21.2569