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Clare Bale
PhD student, University of Sheffield
clare.bale@btinternet.com
Background and
context.....
Rates of diagnoses of uncomplicated genital chlamydial
infection by sex and age group, GUM clinics, United
Kingdom: 1997 - 2006
Males Females
1400 <16 1400
Rate per 100,000 population
16-19
1200 20-24 1200
25-34
1000 35-44 1000
>44
800 800
600 600
400 400
200 200
0 0
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
Routine GUM clinic returns
clare.bale@btinternet.com
Given appropriate information and services,
young people will behave responsibly and well
(Friedman 1992)