Chlamydia Screening of At-Risk Young Women in Managed Health Care: Characteristics of Top-Performing Primary Care Offices

Abstract

Although chlamydia screening rates are alarmingly low overall, there is substantial variation across offices. Understanding predictors of better office performance may lead to effective interventions to promote screening.

Determinants of HIV testing

“…This aligns with our previous findings that younger GPs who work in cities are more likely to manage patients with STIs and sexual health problems and to test patients for chlamydia13–15 and similar differences have been noted in relation to chlamydia testing in general practice from the USA 31 32…”

Health-Seeking Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adolescents Attending An Urban Pediatric Emergency Department

“…The high STD rates seen in adolescents reporting regular health care providers also implies that screening might be improved for such persons. Some adolescents who have regular health care providers do not see them, and some are not tested as recommended when seen by providers (18)(19)(20)(21)(22). Encouragement of improved preventative health care utilization by patients and of more frequent screening by providers seeing sexually active adolescents would each be important contributions to STD control efforts.…”