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Table 3 Proportions of positive samples for the various groups in the Chlamydia screening implementation, 2008-2009

From: Rationale, design, and results of the first screening round of a comprehensive, register-based, Chlamydiascreening implementation programme in the Netherlands

 

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

South Limburg*

All regions

 

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

Total

n

7050

16777

23827

5544

10817

16361

426

1024

1450

13020

28618

41638

Age group (in years)

Positive samples per group (in percentages)

16-19

5.2

6.9

6.4

6.3

9.9

8.7

5.2

4.5

4.7

5.7

8.0

7.3

20-24

3.9

4.3

4.2

4.4

5.9

5.4

5.6

5.9

5.8

4.1

5.0

4.7

25-29

2.6

2.5

2.5

3.7

3.6

3.6

5.4

4.3

4.7

3.1

2.9

3.0

All age groups

3.3

3.7

3.6

4.3

5.5

5.1

5.4

5.0

5.1

3.8

4.4

4.2

  1. *In this region, 22.5% of the total invited population completed the online risk score, and 63% of the scores were high enough for a test kit request