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

Malanda Nsuami, Migel Elie, Bridget N. Brooks, Ladatra S. Sanders, Theresa D. Nash, Feseha Makonnen, Stephanie L. Taylor, Deborah A. Cohen

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2003Published 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: Society for Adolescent Medicine
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2003
  • Pages: 4
  • Document Number: EP-200305-28

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