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CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update 02/25/04

UNITED STATES:

" Young Americans Account for Nearly Half of Sexually Transmitted

Diseases, New Report Says "

Associated Press (02.24.04)::Mark Sherman

In the first extensive national estimate of STD occurrence among

young Americans, CDC researchers found that of the 18.9 million new

cases of eight STDs in 2000, 9.1 million were in people ages 15-24.

Human papillomavirus, trichomoniasis and chlamydia comprised 88 percent

of the new cases among 15- to 24-year-olds. The report appeared Tuesday

in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, a journal published

by the non-profit Alan Guttmacher Institute. The other diseases studied

were gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, hepatitis B and HIV.

In the same journal, another article by CDC researchers estimates

the lifetime medical cost of those 9.1 million cases at $6.5 billion.

" The overall cost burden of STDs is so great that even small reductions

in incidence could lead to considerable reductions in treatment costs, "

the article said.

The lack of STD symptoms is a major obstacle to diagnosis and

treatment, according to both studies, which call for increased

screening and other preventive measures, including partner

notification.

A separate report on STDs, also released Tuesday, said that only

comprehensive sex education - that teaches both abstinence and birth

control - will reduce their spread. Calling abstinence " the surest way

to avoid STDs, " the report said improved sex education, including

instruction on proper condom use, is essential. The report, conducted

by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of

North Carolina, was based on a working group of health experts and a

separate youth panel.

CDC acknowledges that condoms are effective against the spread of

HIV, and in reducing the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia and

trichomoniasis. But since 2002, CDC has toned down its emphasis on

condom use in favor of abstinence. The Bush administration has proposed

to double funding for abstinence-only programs for teens.

The full reports, " Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American

Youth: Incidence and Prevalence Estimates, 2000, " and " The Estimated

Direct Medical Cost of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American

Youth, 2000, " appear in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health,

(2004;36(1):6-10) and (2004;36(1):11-19), respectively; visit www.agi-

usa.org.

The full UNC report, " Our Voice, Our Lives, Our Futures: Youth and

STDs, " can be found at

http://www.jomc.unc.edu/youthandSTDs/ourvoices.html.

_________________________________________________________________

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CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update 02/25/04

UNITED STATES:

" Young Americans Account for Nearly Half of Sexually Transmitted

Diseases, New Report Says "

Associated Press (02.24.04)::Mark Sherman

In the first extensive national estimate of STD occurrence among

young Americans, CDC researchers found that of the 18.9 million new

cases of eight STDs in 2000, 9.1 million were in people ages 15-24.

Human papillomavirus, trichomoniasis and chlamydia comprised 88 percent

of the new cases among 15- to 24-year-olds. The report appeared Tuesday

in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, a journal published

by the non-profit Alan Guttmacher Institute. The other diseases studied

were gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, hepatitis B and HIV.

In the same journal, another article by CDC researchers estimates

the lifetime medical cost of those 9.1 million cases at $6.5 billion.

" The overall cost burden of STDs is so great that even small reductions

in incidence could lead to considerable reductions in treatment costs, "

the article said.

The lack of STD symptoms is a major obstacle to diagnosis and

treatment, according to both studies, which call for increased

screening and other preventive measures, including partner

notification.

A separate report on STDs, also released Tuesday, said that only

comprehensive sex education - that teaches both abstinence and birth

control - will reduce their spread. Calling abstinence " the surest way

to avoid STDs, " the report said improved sex education, including

instruction on proper condom use, is essential. The report, conducted

by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of

North Carolina, was based on a working group of health experts and a

separate youth panel.

CDC acknowledges that condoms are effective against the spread of

HIV, and in reducing the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia and

trichomoniasis. But since 2002, CDC has toned down its emphasis on

condom use in favor of abstinence. The Bush administration has proposed

to double funding for abstinence-only programs for teens.

The full reports, " Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American

Youth: Incidence and Prevalence Estimates, 2000, " and " The Estimated

Direct Medical Cost of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American

Youth, 2000, " appear in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health,

(2004;36(1):6-10) and (2004;36(1):11-19), respectively; visit www.agi-

usa.org.

The full UNC report, " Our Voice, Our Lives, Our Futures: Youth and

STDs, " can be found at

http://www.jomc.unc.edu/youthandSTDs/ourvoices.html.

_________________________________________________________________

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CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update 02/25/04

UNITED STATES:

" Young Americans Account for Nearly Half of Sexually Transmitted

Diseases, New Report Says "

Associated Press (02.24.04)::Mark Sherman

In the first extensive national estimate of STD occurrence among

young Americans, CDC researchers found that of the 18.9 million new

cases of eight STDs in 2000, 9.1 million were in people ages 15-24.

Human papillomavirus, trichomoniasis and chlamydia comprised 88 percent

of the new cases among 15- to 24-year-olds. The report appeared Tuesday

in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, a journal published

by the non-profit Alan Guttmacher Institute. The other diseases studied

were gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, hepatitis B and HIV.

In the same journal, another article by CDC researchers estimates

the lifetime medical cost of those 9.1 million cases at $6.5 billion.

" The overall cost burden of STDs is so great that even small reductions

in incidence could lead to considerable reductions in treatment costs, "

the article said.

The lack of STD symptoms is a major obstacle to diagnosis and

treatment, according to both studies, which call for increased

screening and other preventive measures, including partner

notification.

A separate report on STDs, also released Tuesday, said that only

comprehensive sex education - that teaches both abstinence and birth

control - will reduce their spread. Calling abstinence " the surest way

to avoid STDs, " the report said improved sex education, including

instruction on proper condom use, is essential. The report, conducted

by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of

North Carolina, was based on a working group of health experts and a

separate youth panel.

CDC acknowledges that condoms are effective against the spread of

HIV, and in reducing the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia and

trichomoniasis. But since 2002, CDC has toned down its emphasis on

condom use in favor of abstinence. The Bush administration has proposed

to double funding for abstinence-only programs for teens.

The full reports, " Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American

Youth: Incidence and Prevalence Estimates, 2000, " and " The Estimated

Direct Medical Cost of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American

Youth, 2000, " appear in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health,

(2004;36(1):6-10) and (2004;36(1):11-19), respectively; visit www.agi-

usa.org.

The full UNC report, " Our Voice, Our Lives, Our Futures: Youth and

STDs, " can be found at

http://www.jomc.unc.edu/youthandSTDs/ourvoices.html.

_________________________________________________________________

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CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update 02/25/04

UNITED STATES:

" Young Americans Account for Nearly Half of Sexually Transmitted

Diseases, New Report Says "

Associated Press (02.24.04)::Mark Sherman

In the first extensive national estimate of STD occurrence among

young Americans, CDC researchers found that of the 18.9 million new

cases of eight STDs in 2000, 9.1 million were in people ages 15-24.

Human papillomavirus, trichomoniasis and chlamydia comprised 88 percent

of the new cases among 15- to 24-year-olds. The report appeared Tuesday

in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, a journal published

by the non-profit Alan Guttmacher Institute. The other diseases studied

were gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, hepatitis B and HIV.

In the same journal, another article by CDC researchers estimates

the lifetime medical cost of those 9.1 million cases at $6.5 billion.

" The overall cost burden of STDs is so great that even small reductions

in incidence could lead to considerable reductions in treatment costs, "

the article said.

The lack of STD symptoms is a major obstacle to diagnosis and

treatment, according to both studies, which call for increased

screening and other preventive measures, including partner

notification.

A separate report on STDs, also released Tuesday, said that only

comprehensive sex education - that teaches both abstinence and birth

control - will reduce their spread. Calling abstinence " the surest way

to avoid STDs, " the report said improved sex education, including

instruction on proper condom use, is essential. The report, conducted

by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of

North Carolina, was based on a working group of health experts and a

separate youth panel.

CDC acknowledges that condoms are effective against the spread of

HIV, and in reducing the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia and

trichomoniasis. But since 2002, CDC has toned down its emphasis on

condom use in favor of abstinence. The Bush administration has proposed

to double funding for abstinence-only programs for teens.

The full reports, " Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American

Youth: Incidence and Prevalence Estimates, 2000, " and " The Estimated

Direct Medical Cost of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American

Youth, 2000, " appear in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health,

(2004;36(1):6-10) and (2004;36(1):11-19), respectively; visit www.agi-

usa.org.

The full UNC report, " Our Voice, Our Lives, Our Futures: Youth and

STDs, " can be found at

http://www.jomc.unc.edu/youthandSTDs/ourvoices.html.

_________________________________________________________________

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