Table A3. Healthy People 2010 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Objective Status
| HP 2010 Objectives | Baseline Year | Baseline | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | HP 2010 Target | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-1 Reduce the proportion of adolescents and young adults with Chlamydia trachomatis infections |
a. Females aged 15 to 24 years attending family planning clinics | 1997 | 5.0% | 6.4%* | 6.9%* | 6.9%* | 7.1%* | 7.5%* | 3.0% |
| b. Females aged 15 to 24 years attending STD clinics | 1997 | 12.2% | 14.1%* | 15.3%* | 15.4%* | 14.8%* | 15.3%* | 3.0% | |
| c. Males aged 15 to 24 years attending STD clinics | 1997 | 15.7% | 19.3%* | 20.8%* | 20.5%* | 20.8%* | 22.4%* | 3.0% | |
| d. Females aged 24 years or less enrolled in National Job Training Program | 2002 | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 9.2% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 6.8% | |
| 25–2 Reduce the incidence of gonorrhea (new cases per 100,000 population) | a. Reduce gonorrhea incidence per 100,000 population | 1997 | 123.0 | 115.2 | 112.4 | 114.6 | 119.7 | 118.9 | 19.0 |
| b. Females aged 15 to 44 years | 2002 | 279.0 | 270.0 | 267.0 | 275.0 | 290.0 | 290.0 | 42.0 | |
| 25–3 Eliminate sustained domestic transmission of primary and secondary syphilis (cases per 100,000 population) | 1997 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | |
| 25–4 Reduce the proportion of adults aged 20 to 29 years with genital herpes infection | 1988–94 | 17.0% | NA | 10.0%† | NA | NA | NA | 14.0% | |
| 25–6 Reduce the proportion of females aged 15 to 44 years who have ever required treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) | 1995 | 8.0% | 5.0%‡ | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5.0% | |
| 25–7 Reduce the proportion of childless females with fertility problems who have had a sexually transmitted disease or who have required treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) | 1995 | 27.0% | 22.0%‡ | NA | NA | NA | NA | 15.0% | |
| 25–9 Reduce congenital syphilis (cases per 100,000 live births) | 1997 | 27.0 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 1.0 | |
| 25–11 Adolescent sexual behavior (grades 9 through 12) | a. Increase the proportion of adolescents (grades 9 through 12) who abstain from sexual intercourse or use condoms if currently sexually active | 1999 | 50.0 | 53.0 | NA | 53.0 | NA | 52.0 | 56.0 |
| b. Increase the proportion of adolescents (grades 9 through 12) who had sexual intercourse, but not in the past 3 months | 1999 | 27.0 | 26.0 | NA | 27.0 | NA | 27.0 | 30.0 | |
| c. Increase the proportion of adolescents (grades 9 through 12) who used condoms at last intercourse | 1999 | 58.0 | 63.0 | NA | 63.0 | NA | 62.0 | 65.0 | |
| 25–13 Increase the proportion of Tribal, state and local sexually transmitted disease programs that routinely offer hepatitis B vaccines to all STD clients | 1998 | 5.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 90.0 | |
| 25–16 Increase the proportion of sexually active females aged 25 years and under who are screened annually for genital chlamydia infections | a. Females aged 25 years and under enrolled in commercial MCOs | 2002 | 25.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 62.0 |
| b. Females aged 25 years and under enrolled in Medicaid MCOs | 2002 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 62.0 | |
| HP 2010 Objective | Data Source |
|---|---|
| 25–1 a, b, c | STD Surveillance System (STDSS), CDC, NCHHSTP. |
| 25–1 d | National Job Training Program. |
| 25–2 a, b | STD Surveillance System (STDSS), CDC, NCHHSTP. |
| 25–3 | STD Surveillance System (STDSS), CDC, NCHHSTP. |
| 25–4 | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS. |
| 25–6 | National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), CDC, NCHS. |
| 25–7 | National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), CDC, NCHS. |
| 25–9 | STD Surveillance System, CDC, NCHHSTP, National Vital Statistics System- Natality (NVSS-N), CDC, NCHS. |
| 25–11 a, b, c | Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP. |
| 25–13 | Survey of STD Programs, National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD); IHS. |
| 25–16 a, b | Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). |
* Overall positivity not adjusted for changes in laboratory test method and associated increases in test sensitivity.
† Data for years 1999–2004.
‡ Data shown are for 2002, the most recent year these data were released. Beginning in 2009, data will be released every 2 years.
NOTE: Healthy People 2010 developmental objectives are not addressed in this report.
NA=Not available.


