Significant difference in HEDIS annual chlamydia testing rates between women who had given birth and those who had not among young Medicaid women
Guoyu Tao A B , Kwame Owusu-Edusei A , Eleanor Friedman A , Maria Aslam A , Abigail H. Viall A , Patricia Dietz A and Thomas L. Gift AA National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
B Corresponding author. Email: gat3@cdc.gov
Sexual Health 15(4) 374-375 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH18003
Submitted: 8 January 2018 Accepted: 14 February 2018 Published: 4 June 2018
Abstract
We used the 2013 Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) database to estimate chlamydia testing rates separately for sexually active women aged 15–25 years who had, or had not, given birth in 2013. Approximately 9.2% of sexually active women aged 15–25 years gave birth in 2013. The Healthcare Effectiveness Data Information Set (HEDIS) annual chlamydia testing rate was significantly higher among women who had given birth than women who had not in 2013 (59.7 vs 29.4%, P < 0.05). Our findings suggest a need for more research to understand how differences in population mix changes and preventive screening practices for pregnant and non-pregnant women affect publicly reported chlamydia screening rates.
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