title: Influence of Insurance Status and Demographic Features on Recognition of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Gonorrhea Cases.
abstract: A random sample of individuals diagnosed as having gonorrhea from 2009 to 2013 were interviewed. Demographic and clinical features for asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals were examined to elucidate trends in medical care. Age, race, and sexually transmitted disease history had no association with the absence of symptoms (e.g., infection found by screening), whereas insurance coverage did for women.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Disease Control, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Greta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anschuetz
authors.forename: Lenore
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Asbel
authors.forename: Robbie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Madera
authors.forename: Caroline C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D017677:Age Distribution; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People