TABLE 1.
Review of Studies of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Diagnoses Among US Adolescent Offenders
| Authors | Sample | Location | Period | Gender | % Positive for Chlamydia |
% Positive for Gonorrhea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell et al. (1985)26 | Detainees, new admissions (N=100) | King County, WA | 1981 | Female | 19.8 | 18.4 |
| Broussard et al. (2002)27 | Detainees, processed (N=5558) | Cook County, IL | 1998–1999 | Male | 12.9 | 4.3 |
| Female | 32.5 | 13.6 | ||||
| Canterbury et al. (1995)4 | Detainees, intake records (N=1215) |
Unknown state | NA | Male | 8.6 | 0.6 |
| Female | 9.5 | 5.4 | ||||
| Kahn et al. (2005)5 | Detainees in 14 detention centers, cross-sectional sample (N = 131,915 chlamydia and 71 074 gonorrhea tests) |
Alameda County, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Atlanta, GA; Maryland; New York, NY |
1997–2002 | Male | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| Female | 15.6 | 5.1 | ||||
| Katz et al. (2004)28 | Detainees, admissions on selected screening dates (N = 101) |
Hawaii | 2000–2001 | Female | 13.9 | 5.9 |
| Lofy et al. (2006)29 | Detainees, 4 detention centers (N = 3593) | Washington | 1998–2002 | Female | 13.7 | NA |
| O'Brien et al. (1988)30 | Detainees (N = 98) | Seattle, WA | NA | Male | 10.9 | 5.5 |
| Oh et al. (1998)7 | Detainees, consecutive admissions (N= 263) |
Jefferson County, AL | 1996–1997 | Male | 8.8 | 2.8 |
| Female | 28.3 | 13.1 | ||||
| Pack et al. (2000)31 | Detainees, consecutive admissions (N = 284) | Birmingham, AL | May–November 1997 | Male | 14.4 | 6.7 |
| Risser et al. (2001)8 | Detainees, consecutive admissions (N = 589) | Harris County, TX | June–August 1998 | Male | 9.6 | 6.7 |
| January–May 1999 | Female | 28.1 | 23.4 | |||
| Robertson et al. (2005)32 | Detainees (N = 763) | Unknown southern city | 2002-2003 | Male | 8.1 | 1.5 |
| Female | 24.7 | 7.3 | ||||
| Shafer et al. (1993)33 | Detainees (N = 269) | NA | NA | Male | 10.7 | 6.6 |
Note. NA = not available.