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Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Friday, 5 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 October 2007. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 October 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Chlamydia Infection: Screening

Question
(2) how many tests for chlamydia infection have been undertaken in the 16 to 24-year-old age group in the year 2007-08 to date (a) in England and (b) broken down by primary care trust; and what percentage of 16 to 24-year-olds this represents in each case.
Answer

For the National Chlamydia Screening Programme, as at March 2007, there were 220,147 females and 49,993 males between the ages of 16 to 24 who provided a primary care trust (PCT) postcode of residence, who were tested for chlamydia in England. PCT data for 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 has been placed in the Library.Information is not currently available by PCT or by the number of tests undertaken within genito-urinary clinics. The number of diagnoses of uncomplicated chlamydia infection in 16 to 24-year-olds in genito-urinary clinics in England by strategic health authority and sex for 2006, is given in the following table.

Strategic health authority Gender Number of diagnoses
East Midlands Male 2,473
East Midlands Female 3,454
East of England Male 2,184
East of England Female 3,304
London Male 4,468
London Female 6,619
North East Male 1,774
North East Female 2,196
North West Male 4,723
North West Female 6,121
South Central Male 1,771
South Central Female 2,681
South East Coast Male 1,515
South East Coast Female 2,041
South West Male 2,563
South West Female 3,084
West Midlands Male 2,476
West Midlands Female 3,265
Yorkshire and the Humber Male 3,304
Yorkshire and the Humber Female 4,434
England Male 27,251
England Female 37,199
Notes:
1. Data are only available up to the calendar year 2006.
2. Data are not available at the PCT level.
3. Data on the number of test for chlamydia infection are not available.
4. The data available from the KC60 statutory returns are for diagnoses made in GUM clinics only. Diagnoses made in other clinical settings, such as general practice, are not recorded in the KC60 dataset.
5. The data available from the KC60 statutory returns are the number of diagnoses made, not the number of patients diagnosed. For example, individuals may be diagnosed with several co-infections and each diagnosis will be counted separately.
6. The information provided has been adjusted for missing clinic data.
Sources:
1. KC60 returns.
2. Health Protection Agency.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
156794; 464 c1163-4W
Session
2006-07
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2007-0023
Thursday, 18 October 2007
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Screening Chlamydia
Link
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