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Chlamydia testing in general practice in Australia.

Shailendra Sawleshwarkar1, Christopher Harrison, Helena Britt

  • 1Sexually Transmitted Infections Research Centre and University of Sydney, Marian Villa, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia. s.sawleshwarkar@usyd.edu.au

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Chlamydia testing rates in Australian general practice have increased, particularly for female patients. Further initiatives are needed to improve testing rates for male patients and older male general practitioners (GPs).

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Published on: October 23, 2013

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • General Practice
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Background:

  • Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection.
  • General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in community-based STI screening.
  • Understanding testing patterns is vital for targeted public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the frequency of chlamydia testing by Australian GPs.
  • To identify GP, patient, and encounter characteristics associated with chlamydia testing.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health data from April 2000 to March 2007.
  • Inclusion of 689,000 encounters from 6,890 GPs.
  • Application of multiple logistic regression to identify predictors of testing.

Main Results:

  • Chlamydia testing rates significantly increased from 2000 to 2007.
  • Higher testing rates were observed in female patients compared to males.
  • Key predictors included female GPs, younger GP age, metropolitan practice location, larger practice size, Australian-graduated GPs, younger and Indigenous patients, and 'opportunity to test'.

Conclusions:

  • Chlamydia testing has increased within Australian general practice, with a notable disparity in testing rates between genders.
  • Targeted strategies are required to address barriers and enhance chlamydia screening, especially for male patients and older male GPs.