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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
STD rates for the bay area
Posted by Shawn Alff on Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:49 AM
After debating STD rates this weekend despite the fact that I had no solid evidence, I decided to research the matter. Below is a brief overview of the STD situation in the bay area. Keep in mind that while some of these rates may seem low, they are significantly higher among sexually active demographics.
According to Avert.org, in 2007 the Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater area reported 11,754 AIDS/HIV cases. For every 100,000 people, 17.2 people are living with the disease, or roughly 0.017 % of the total population.
Sponsored by the Florida Department of Health, floridashealth.com provided a list of new reported STD cases in 2008. The county population estimates for 2008 are based on information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Hillsborough County (1,180,784) Total Pop %
Syphilis 485 0.04 %
Chlamydia 6,127 0.52 %
Gonorrhea 2,059 0.17 %
Total STDs 8,671
Pinellas County (910,260) Total Pop %
Syphilis 143 0.016 %
Chlamydia 3,878 0.43 %
Gonorrhea 1,477 0.16 %
Total STDs 5,498
Please comment with links to other sites that may offer more insight.
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