Chlamydia - How common is it?
Most people with chlamydia don't know they have it. That's why we can't say exactly how many people are affected.
We do know that in the UK chlamydia is the most common infection to be passed on during sex.[1] We also know that chlamydia is getting more common, and the numbers having been rising steadily since the mid-1990s.[2] [3]
In the UK in 2004, about 1 in 100 women aged 16 to 19 and 1 in 100 men aged 20 to 24 definitely had chlamydia.[2]
References
- Holmes KK, Sparling PF, Mardh PA, et al. Sexually transmitted diseases. McGraw-Hill, New York, U.S.A.; 1999.
- Health Protection Agency. Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis). Available at http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections (accessed on 29 October 2007).
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2001. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2002.
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