Table 1 Demographic characteristics and repeat chlamydia diagnoses among U.S. army women
Item | Women with initial diagnosis of chlamydia (n) | Women with repeat diagnoses of chlamydia (n (%)) | Incidence rate of repeat chlamydia diagnosesc | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One | Two | Three or more | Cases per 100 py (n) | 95% CI | ||
All women | 28,201 | 5145 (18.2) | 1163 (4.1) | 355 (1.3) | 8.31 | 8.14, 8.49 |
Age group (year) | ||||||
17–19 | 8540 | 1959 (22.9) | 532 (6.2) | 179 (2.1) | 11.56 | 11.19, 11.95 |
20–24 | 15,319 | 2687 (17.5) | 558 (3.6) | 159 (1.0) | 7.73 | 7.50, 7.96 |
>=25 | 4342 | 499 (11.5) | 73 (1.7) | 17 (0.4) | 4.15 | 3.86, 4.47 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
White | 12,046 | 1983 (16.5) | 364 (3.0) | 95 (0.8) | 7.25 | 6.99, 7.51 |
African-American | 8605 | 1783 (20.7) | 480 (5.6) | 166 (1.9) | 9.80 | 9.47, 10.13 |
Othera | 7112 | 1304 (18.3) | 304 (4.3) | 84 (1.2) | 8.15 | 7.82, 8.50 |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 20,487 | 3965 (19.3) | 924 (4.5) | 282 (1.4) | 8.87 | 8.66, 9.09 |
Married | 6349 | 981 (15.4) | 210 (3.3) | 65 (1.0) | 7.08 | 6.74, 7.43 |
Otherb | 1354 | 197 (14.5) | 29 (2.1) | 8 (0.6) | 5.41 | 4.81, 6.08 |
Military rank | ||||||
Enlisted | 25,125 | 4797 (19.1) | 1120 (4.5) | 346 (1.4) | 9.02 | 8.83, 9.22 |
Officers | 3076 | 348 (11.3) | 43 (1.4) | 9 (0.3) | 3.45 | 3.15, 3.78 |