TABLE 2.
Proportion of Young Women Tested for Chlamydia in Each Calendar Year
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Agea | |
| 14–15 y | 2041 (54) |
| 16–17 y | 4454 (63) |
| 18–19 y | 6362 (62) |
| 20–21 y | 6831 (59) |
| 22–23 y | 6797 (57) |
| 24–25 y | 5948 (51) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 9713 (45) |
| Black | 15 599 (65) |
| Hispanic | 5723 (72) |
| Other/missing data | 1398 (49) |
| Insurance statusb | |
| Private | 7721 (45) |
| Public | 22 492 (63) |
| Public pending | 446 (72) |
| Self-pay | 726 (43) |
| Other/missing data | 916 (83) |
| History of chlamydiaa | |
| No | 25 327 (54) |
| Yes | 7106 (74) |
| History of STIa | |
| No | 22 928 (53) |
| Yes | 9505 (72) |
| History of pregnancya | |
| No | 12 001 (53) |
| Yes | 20 432 (60) |
Each young woman was included once per calendar year for which she met inclusion and exclusion criteria (≥1 routine, outpatient, nonspecialty, nonpregnancy visit with no reported STI symptoms, after evidence of sexual activity according to HEDIS criteria).
Age and history of chlamydia, STI, or pregnancy were determined at the first visit of the calendar year.
Given the possibility of multiple insurance types at different visits in 1 calendar year, insurance is reported on a hierarchical basis (ie, private, public, public pending, self-pay, and then other/missing data; for example, status was reported as private if there was ≥1 visit with private insurance and public if there was no visit with private insurance but ≥1 visit with public insurance).