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Chlamydia
Research from P.M. Barry and co-researchers in the area of chlamydia described
March 19th, 2009
"Young adults entering jail are at increased risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) such as chlamydia, are released quickly, and are unlikely to be tested for STDs elsewhere. San Francisco jails performed targeted chlamydia screening and treatment since 1996," scientists writing in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases report. "To determine this program's impact on chlamydia positivity among females attending neighborhood medical clinics. During 1997-2004, jail testing density, a measure of the proportion of persons from year 2000 census blocks that were tested in jail, was compared by neighborhood. Chlamydia positivity among females aged 15 to 25 years...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-19)
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