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County’s STD Rates Down Slightly, but Still High
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Abstract
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| The latest data show that STD rates declined slightly last year in Douglas County but remained above national averages. The county’s chlamydia rate dropped from 553.5 cases per 100,000 to 542.6 last year. The national prevalence rate for chlamydia is 401.3 cases per 100,000. The county’s gonorrhea rate fell from 185.1 cases per 100,000 to 181.2. Nationally, gonorrhea prevalence is 111.6 cases per 100,000. Dr. Adi Pour, director of the Douglas County Health Department, said the high rates are a cause for concern and are due in part to teens’ poor understanding of STDs. After declaring an epidemic of STDs in 2004, Douglas County health officials took several steps to reign in the infections, offering testing in non-clinical settings and running ads in the media, including school newspapers.
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Subjects
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Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Local Government Agencies
Morbidity Rates
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Statistics
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cdcnpin.org News Record #54292
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