Does Nonmetropolitan Residence Impact Timely Chlamydia Treatment in Massachusetts?

Jungwon Yoon; Heather R Elder; Rebecca Hawrusik; R Monina Klevens; Kathleen A Roosevelt; Katherine K Hsu

doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000828

Does Nonmetropolitan Residence Impact Timely Chlamydia Treatment in Massachusetts?

Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Aug;45(8):e52-e56. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000828.

Authors

Jungwon Yoon, Heather R Elder¹, Rebecca Hawrusik², R Monina Klevens¹, Kathleen A Roosevelt¹, Katherine K Hsu

Affiliations

¹ Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Jamaica Plain, MA.
² Tufts Health Plan, Watertown, MA.

PMID: 29498967
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000828

Abstract

A mean of 4.5 days until treatment was documented in a subset of reported laboratory-confirmed Massachusetts chlamydia cases selected for active case report form completion. Treatment delay was associated with longer test result turnaround time, and absence of symptoms or contact to sexually transmitted disease. Nonmetropolitan versus metropolitan residence did not appear to impact treatment time.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Chlamydia Infections / drug therapy
Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology*
Chlamydia Infections / microbiology
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Health Services
Humans
Male
Massachusetts / epidemiology
Rural Population
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / drug therapy
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / microbiology
Time Factors
Urban Population
Young Adult