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Chlamydia: California Department of Public Health

The document summarizes chlamydia incidence rates in California. It finds that rates have increased in counties like Sacramento and Yolo but are decreasing in California overall. African American females have the highest rates while Asian/Pacific Islander males have the lowest. Females ages 20-24 have the highest prevalence. Sacramento County males ages 15-24 have the highest rates compared to Yolo County and California. Finally, among 15-24 year olds in California, females outnumber males in chlamydia cases.

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Chlamydia: California Department of Public Health

The document summarizes chlamydia incidence rates in California. It finds that rates have increased in counties like Sacramento and Yolo but are decreasing in California overall. African American females have the highest rates while Asian/Pacific Islander males have the lowest. Females ages 20-24 have the highest prevalence. Sacramento County males ages 15-24 have the highest rates compared to Yolo County and California. Finally, among 15-24 year olds in California, females outnumber males in chlamydia cases.

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Chlamydia

California Department of Public Health

ROSEMARY CASTRO, BNS, MA

THE INCIDENCE OF CHLAMYDIA


700

600

500

400

300
California

200

Yolo
Sacramento

100

0
1

Rates per
100,000
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Documents/ST
D-Data-Chlamydia-Provisional-Tables.pdf

Analysis
The incidence rates of chlamydia are increasing in the
counties of California, such as in Sacramento and Yolo
counties. These rates peaked in California, but are slowly
decreasing. The incidence rate in California is between
Yolo (low) and Sacramento (high).

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Documents/ST
D-Data-Chlamydia-Provisional-Tables.pdf

CHLAMYDIA BY RACE/ETHNICITY
and GENDER
White

202.4
145.9

Hispanic/Latino

Rates per
100,000

496.9

215.9

African American/Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
Native American/Alaskan Natives
0

1085.8

713.4
88.9

169.7
488

221.9
200

400

600

800

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D-Data-Chlamydia-Provisional-Tables.pdf

1000

1200

Analysis
African American females have the highest incidence of
chlamydia. Asian and Pacific Islander males have the
lowest. Females are, in fact, highest in comparison to
across all ethnicities.

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Documents/ST
D-Data-Chlamydia-Provisional-Tables.pdf

CHLAMYDIA BY AGE GROUP AND GENDER


Chlamydia by Age and Gender in California
45+
35-44
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
0-9
0

Rates
per
100,00
0

500

1000

1500
Male

2000

2500

Female

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D-Data-Chlamydia-Provisional-Tables.pdf

3000

3500

4000

Analysis
Females ranging in the age range of 20-24 are most
prevalent for having chlamydia.

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Documents/ST
D-Data-Chlamydia-Provisional-Tables.pdf

INCIDENCE RATES OF CHLAMYDIA OVER TIME


FOR MALES
1394.5

1377.8

Ages 15-24 years old

1191.8
867.9

906.1

1135.8
915.4

416.6

454.6

493.6

2010

2011

2012
Sacramento

Yolo

1081.7
883.6

412.1

2013
California

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D-Data-Chlamydia-Provisional-Tables.pdf

911.9

520

2014

Analysis
Sacramento County has the highest incidence of
chlamydia in the ages of 15-24 years old compared to
Yolo County and the state of California.

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Documents/ST
D-Data-Chlamydia-Provisional-Tables.pdf

CASES OF CHLAMYDIA FOR


FEMALES and MALES

Males; 60034; 34%

Females; 114243; 66%

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Documents/ST
D-Data-Chlamydia-Provisional-Tables.pdf

Ages 15-24,
Sample from California

*Not per 100,000

Analysis
This display is effective in showing the comparison of the
data only because there are so many more females than
males. However, if they were more similar in number and
amount, a different type of chart should be used.

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Documents/ST
D-Data-Chlamydia-Provisional-Tables.pdf

By ROSEMARY CASTRO

SPRING 2016

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