Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Acquisition Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Pennsylvania: A Rural and Urban Comparison

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Acquisition Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Pennsylvania: A Rural and Urban Comparison

ABSTRACTAdolescent and young adult chlamydia and gonorrhea rates in rural versus urban communities of Pennsylvania were analyzed from 2004 to 2014. Higher rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea have been documented in rural youth, making them more likely to acquire to suffer adverse outcomes than youth in...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted diseases Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 99 - 102
Main Authors: Pinto, Casey N, Dorn, Lorah D, Chinchilli, Vernon M, Du, Ping
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Copyright American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association 01-02-2018
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adults
Chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis
Gonorrhea
Rural areas
Rural communities
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Teenagers
Urban areas
Urban populations
Young adults
Youth
Pennsylvania
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Summary:ABSTRACTAdolescent and young adult chlamydia and gonorrhea rates in rural versus urban communities of Pennsylvania were analyzed from 2004 to 2014. Higher rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea have been documented in rural youth, making them more likely to acquire to suffer adverse outcomes than youth in urban populations.
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ISSN:0148-5717
1537-4521
DOI:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000697