Indicator Report - Chlamydia Rates
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.Chlamydia Cases per 100,000 Population by County, New Mexico 2011
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 HealthOther Views
Definition
Chlamydia cases reported in the state of New Mexico per 100,000 population.How We Calculated the Rates
| 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 |
Page Content Updated On 07/11/2012,
Published on 07/12/2012
