Complete Indicator Profile of Chlamydia Rates

Definition

Chlamydia cases reported in the state of New Mexico per 100,000 population.

Numerator

Number of cases of chlamydia reported to the state of New Mexico (and Centers for Disease Control) in New Mexico residents from all health care providers.

Denominator

Total Population

Data Interpretation Issues

Rates are partly a function of how much testing is done - the more you test, the more you find - which is why females have roughly three times the number of reported cases as males. Testing increased throughout the 1990s, and the number of new cases jumped in 2004 due to new nucleic acid amplitude testing technology which is much more sensitive than previous culture tests.

Why Is This Important?

Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease. Even though symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently" before a woman ever recognizes a problem(1). It is the leading preventable cause of infertility, and screening and treatment are the best means of preventing it.

Evidence-based Practices

Despite an A recommendation from the U.S Preventive Services Task Force to annually screen all sexually active females under age 25, data from health plans shows that fewer than 50% of that group actually gets screened each year. Chlamydia is the leading preventable cause of infertility, and screening and treatment are the best means of preventing it.

More Information

References:

(1) Chlamydia - CDC Fact Sheet. Downloaded from http://www.cdc.gov/std/Chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm on 01/14/2011.



Related Indicators

Risk Factors

Chlamydia can be transmitted during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Chlamydia can also be passed from an infected mother to her baby during vaginal childbirth.

Any sexually active person can be infected with chlamydia. The greater the number of sex partners, the greater the risk of infection.




Graphical Data Views

Chlamydia Cases per 100,000 Population by Year, New Mexico and United States 2005-2011

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New Mexico vs. U.S. Year Cases per 100,000 Population Numerator
New Mexico 2005 451.0
New Mexico 2006 518.1
New Mexico 2007 481.2
New Mexico 2008 468.8
New Mexico 2009 472.4
New Mexico 2010 557.9
New Mexico 2011 551.5
U.S. 2005 329.4
U.S. 2006 344.3
U.S. 2007 367.5
U.S. 2008 398.1
U.S. 2009 409.2
U.S. 2010 426.0 1,307,893
Record Count: 13

Data Sources

Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.U.S. Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/.Patient Reporting Investigating Surveillance Manager, Infectious Disease Bureau, New Mexico Department of Health



Chlamydia Cases per 100,000 Population by County, New Mexico 2011

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County Cases per 100,000 Population Lower Limit Upper Limit Numerator Denominator
Bernalillo 581.1 562.8 599.3 3,867 665,483
Catron 80.4 0.0 171.4 3 3,729
Chaves 607.0 547.6 666.3 399 65,737
Cibola 616.5 523.6 709.5 168 27,249
Colfax 327.6 232.0 423.1 45 13,737
Curry 575.8 508.4 643.2 279 48,455
De Baca 297.6 59.8 535.4 6 2,016
Dona Ana 590.2 557.4 622.9 1,239 209,944
Eddy 382.4 330.3 434.5 206 53,873
Grant 495.4 415.2 575.5 146 29,472
Guadalupe 341.4 174.4 508.5 16 4,686
Harding 289.0 0.0 689.0 2 692
Hidalgo 554.6 346.0 763.3 27 4,868
Lea 676.0 613.0 739.0 439 64,940
Lincoln 204.7 142.8 266.5 42 20,520
Los Alamos 111.5 62.6 160.3 20 17,939
Luna 785.1 675.9 894.3 197 25,092
McKinley 1,170.8 1,091.9 1,249.7 836 71,402
Mora 513.0 312.4 713.6 25 4,873
Otero 441.4 390.0 492.8 282 63,892
Quay 421.7 287.9 555.4 38 9,012
Rio Arriba 716.1 633.7 798.6 288 40,216
Roosevelt 560.0 456.1 663.9 111 19,822
Sandoval 346.4 314.8 378.0 459 132,509
San Juan 667.4 623.2 711.6 871 130,501
San Miguel 701.4 606.0 796.8 206 29,370
Santa Fe 361.1 330.2 392.0 522 144,546
Sierra 351.3 245.2 457.4 42 11,955
Socorro 536.2 429.3 643.2 96 17,902
Taos 412.1 343.0 481.2 136 33,003
Torrance 372.7 279.4 466.1 61 16,367
Union 153.6 39.9 267.3 7 4,557
Valencia 371.0 328.0 414.0 285 76,809
NM 551.5 541.4 561.6 11,390 2,065,171
Record Count: 34

Data Notes

Population estimates are from July 2010, BBER.

Data Sources

Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.Patient Reporting Investigating Surveillance Manager, Infectious Disease Bureau, New Mexico Department of Health


Page Content Updated On 07/11/2012, Published on 07/12/2012
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