STDs in Women and Infants

Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 1998

Division of STD Prevention

Chlamydia - Rates for women by state: United States and outlying areas, 1998

* The New York City rate was 604.6 per 100,000 population. No cases were reported outside of New York City.Note: The total rate of chlamydia for women in the United States and outlying areas (including Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands) was 377.4 per 100,000 population.

Rate per 100,000population

<=150150.1-300>300

VT 119.5 NH 122.0 MA 215.4 RI 347.5 CT 346.9 NJ 259.0 DE 564.5 MD 424.4

Guam 478.1

Puerto Rico 66.7 Virgin Is. 17.5

(n=5)(n=17)(n=31)

410.2

511.6

392.5295.9

370.9 355.8

267.9

551.5

374.5

256.7

359.0 293.6

279.1

353.0255.2

539.8

141.5

374.7

215.7

647.5

397.8

256.6

282.9343.2

365.4

604.6

488.8

235.1

403.1

454.4

262.8

335.1

848.5

312.9

380.6

508.1

156.4

336.7

297.7

249.2

408.3

249.9

Gonorrhea - Rates for women by state: United States and outlying areas, 1998

Note: The total rate of gonorrhea for women in the United States and outlying areas (including Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands) was 129.6 per 100,000 population. The Healthy People year 2000 objective is 175 per 100,000 population for women aged 15-44.

Rate per 100,000population

<=100100.1-175>175

VT 7.4 NH 7.9 MA 36.5 RI 50.4 CT 102.0 NJ 90.8 DE 228.0 MD 206.3

Guam 34.0

Puerto Rico 8.2 Virgin Is. 28.1

(n=29)(n=12)(n=12)

281.5

62.6

75.3147.5

57.7 53.8

118.5

262.2

47.1

12.2

184.9 110.1

61.3

110.4 92.9

272.5

4.9

165.0

60.8

421.1

177.1

7.5

80.9 71.9

60.4

112.7

239.3

17.4

175.4

173.1

26.2

103.9

294.9

33.1

189.8

170.0

6.8

132.2

30.7

58.5

142.2

9.7

Primary and secondary syphilis - Rates for women by state: United States and outlying areas, 1998

Note: The total rate of primary and secondary syphilis for women in the United States and outlying areas (including Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands) was 2.3 per 100,000 population. The Healthy People year 2000 objective is 4.0 per 100,000 population.

Rate per 100,000population

<=44.1-8>8

VT 0.3 NH 0.2 MA 0.5 RI 0.2 CT 1.0 NJ 0.9 DE 2.9 MD 11.6

Guam 0.0

Puerto Rico 4.1 Virgin Is. 1.8

(n=44)(n=4)(n=5)

5.9

0.0

2.9 4.5

0.7 0.2

1.5

3.4

0.0

0.0

2.8 3.8

0.0

0.5 2.4

8.7

0.0

1.7

0.2

9.0

1.8

0.0

0.4 0.4

0.9

0.3

9.1

0.0

1.2

2.7

0.1

0.5

6.7

0.3

10.2

1.9

0.0

1.8

0.2

0.2

1.2

0.0

Congenital syphilis - Rates for infants <1 year of age by state: United States and outlying areas, 1998

Note: The total rate of congenital syphilis for infants <1 year of age for the United States and outlying areas (including Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands) was 20.9 per 100,000 live births. The Healthy People year 2000 objective is 40.0 per 100,000 live births.

Rate per 100,000live births

<11-40>40

VT 0.0 NH 0.0 MA 2.5 RI 0.0 CT 0.0 NJ 75.2 DE 0.0 MD 61.5

Guam 0.0

Puerto Rico 42.8 Virgin Is. 0.0

(n=24)(n=25)(n=4)

14.9

0.0

33.2 82.5

22.1 1.8

37.5

12.3

0.0

0.0

38.8 0.0

0.0

0.0 9.5

12.3

0.0

12.0

0.0

36.6

20.3

0.0

0.00.0

0.0

21.2

23.0

0.0

2.6

32.5

0.0

14.2

37.2

0.0

12.2

30.9

2.4

4.3

1.3

0.0

8.9

0.0

Chlamydia - Positivity among 15-24 year old women tested in prenatal clinics by state, 1998

*States not reporting chlamydia positivity data in prenatal clinics.Note: States reported chlamydia positivity data on at least 500 women aged 15-24 years during 1998 except for Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oregon. Puerto Rico reported chlamydia positivity data for January - April only.SOURCE: Regional Infertility Prevention Programs; Office of Population Affairs; Local and State STD Control Programs; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Positivity (%)

See *<55.0-9.9>=10

VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE 5.0 MD 3.7 DC

Puerto Rico 11.4 Virgin Is.

(n=32)(n=4)(n=10)(n=7)

12.5

8.5

7.4

7.2

7.8

6.3 5.1

14.5

4.6

7.5 4.6

11.8

10.3

8.1

4.0

10.5

7.8

10.1

Gonorrhea - Positivity among 15-24 year old women tested in prenatal clinics by state, 1998

*States not reporting gonorrhea positivity data in prenatal clinics.Note: States reported gonorrhea positivity data on at least 500 women aged 15-24 years during 1998 except for Colorado and New Mexico.SOURCE: Regional Infertility Prevention Programs; Office of Population Affairs; Local and State STD Control Programs; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Positivity (%)

See *<11.0-1.9>=2

VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC

Puerto Rico Virgin Is.

(n=45)(n=2)(n=4)(n=2)

2.5

0.9 1.6

0.9

4.7

1.0

1.3 1.5

Ectopic pregnancy - Hospitalizations of women 15-44 years of age: United States, 1980-1997

Ectopic Pregnancies (in thousands)

0

20

40

60

80

100

1980 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

Note: Some variations in 1981 and 1988 numbers may be due to changes in sampling procedures. The relative standard error for these estimates ranges from 8% to 11%.SOURCE: National Hospital Discharge Survey (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Pelvic inflammatory disease - Hospitalizations of women 15-44 years of age: United States, 1980-1997

Hospitalizations (in thousands)

Acute, Unspec.Chronic

0

60

120

180

240

300

1980 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

Note: The relative standard error for the estimates of the overall total number of PID cases range from 6% to 9%.SOURCE: National Hospital Discharge Survey (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Pelvic inflammatory disease - Initial visits to physicians' offices by women 15-44 years of age: United States, 1980-1998 and Healthy

People year 2000 objective

Visits (in thousands)

PID2000 Objective

0

100

200

300

400

500

1980 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98

SOURCE: National Disease and Therapeutic Index (IMS America, Ltd.)