title: Exploring chlamydia positivity among females on college campuses, 2008-2010.
abstract: Describe chlamydia positivity among young women tested at college health centers by student characteristics: age, race/ethnicity, and institution type.
  
  
  
  During 2008-2010, colleges participating in a national infertility prevention program provided chlamydia testing data from females aged 18-24.
  
  
  
  Chlamydia positivity (number of positive tests divided by the number tested) among females stratified by college type (4-year versus 2-year and minority serving institutes [MSIs]) was determined.
  
  
  
  Chlamydia testing data were provided by 148 colleges: 37 (26%) MSIs and 21 (15%) 2-year colleges. Of the 118,946 chlamydia tests, 6.5% were positive. Chlamydia positivity in females at 4-year colleges was 6.6% versus 5.3% at 2-year colleges (p = .0001). Positivity at MSIs was almost double of that at non-MSIs, 10.0% versus 5.4% (p = .0001).
  
  
  
  Chlamydia positivity may be higher among college females than previously thought. Higher positivity at MSIs suggests that targeted sexually transmitted infection prevention efforts may be useful for high-risk college populations.
authors.affiliation: a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Habel
authors.affiliation: a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Jami S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Leichliter
authors.affiliation: a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Torrone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D015995:Prevalence; D013333:Student Health Services; D013334:Students; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities / Q000145:classification*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chlamydia; STD; college; minority serving institute; student