Young minority women screened at higher rate for chlamydia than young white women

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 14:20 in Health & Medicine

A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute has found that Black and especially Hispanic young women are screened for chlamydia at a significantly higher rate than young white women. This discrepancy in screening rates may contribute to nationwide reporting of higher rates of this sexually transmitted disease among minority young women...

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