Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases During Preparticipation Sports Examination of High School Adolescents

Cover: Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases During Preparticipation Sports Examination of High School Adolescents

Published in: Journal of Adolescent Health, v. 32, no. 5, May 2003, p. 336-339

In an urban school district, 636 students in grades 9-12 were tested for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by ligase chain reaction assays using specimens collected for routine urinalyses during sports physical examinations. Chlamydia and gonorrhea prevalences were 2.8% and 0.7% among males, and 6.5% and 2.0% among females, respectively. Among athletes infected with either sexually transmitted disease (STD), 93.1% reported no symptoms, and treatment was documented for 75.9%. Sports physicals offered a unique opportunity to screen and treat adolescents for STDs and to provide STD-prevention counseling.

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  • Copyright: Elsevier
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Pages: 4
  • Document Number: EP-200305-28
  • Year: 2003
  • Series: External Publications

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