title: Get Yourself Tested 2011-2012: findings and prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae at an urban public health system.
abstract: During April 2011 and April 2012 the Get Yourself Tested campaign was launched throughout the Cook County Health and Hospitals System to promote testing of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) among 15-25-year-olds in a high-prevalence urban community. Retrospective data were collected and analysed. Demographic differences by CT and GC positivity were evaluated along with factors associated with CT and GC status. A total of 2853 tests were conducted among individuals aged 15-25 years. A total of 2060 (72%) females and 793 (28%) males were tested. Of those tested, 488 (17%) individuals tested positive for either CT or GC or both; 400 (14%) were positive for CT, 139 (5%) were positive for GC. The prevalence for GC was 8.8% (n = 70) in males compared to 3.3% (n = 69) in females (p < 0.001) and the prevalence of CT was 16% (n = 127) for males compared to 13.3% (n = 273) for females (p = 0.057). Women in a high-risk population are more likely to get tested for sexually transmitted infections; however, men are more likely to test positive for CT and GC. Get Yourself Tested is an important campaign to encourage wider spread testing among populations at risk in Cook County.
authors.affiliation: Division of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roston
authors.affiliation: Division of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suleta
authors.affiliation: Division of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stempinski
authors.affiliation: Division of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.affiliation: Division of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA ashleshapatel16@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ashlesha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis); North America; STIs; Sexually transmitted infections; epidemiology; gonorrhoea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae); screening; young people