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Enhanced chlamydia surveillance in New South Wales Australia prisons, 20052007
Ist Teil von
International journal of prisoner health, 2009-04, Vol.5 (4), p.233-240
Ort / Verlag
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Erscheinungsjahr
2009
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Chlamydia is currently the most frequently notified infectious disease in New South Wales NSW. Published articles relating to chlamydia prevalence in Australian prison settings are sparse, but studies from the United Kingdom and the United States indicate relatively high chlamydia prevalence among young incarcerated individuals. This article reports on findings from an enhanced chlamydia surveillance programme in NSW prisons between 2005 and 2007. The authors report a relatively low chlamydia prevalence among the general population of NSW prisoners compared with figures from the United Kingdom and United States, which by the end of 2007 was 4. The average crude chlamydia notification rate for the NSW prison population during the review period was about four times that of the general NSW community 716100,000 during the review period compared with 175100,000 in the NSW general community. The average crude chlamydia notification rate for Aboriginal prisoners during the review period was 1262100,000, compared with 1470100,000 in the general Australian Aboriginal population. The authors grapple with the dilemma of expanding chlamydia screening and treatment services for the sexual health benefits of prison populations with static prison health budgets on one hand, and limited evidence of costeffectiveness of such an expensive intervention on the other.