Journal article
Rates of pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy in Australia, 2009-2014: Ecological analysis of hospital data
JL Goller, AM De Livera, RJ Guy, N Low, B Donovan, M Law, JM Kaldor, CK Fairley, JS Hocking
Sexually Transmitted Infections | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2018
Abstract
Objective To analyse yearly rates of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and ectopic pregnancy (EP) diagnosed in hospital settings in Australia from 2009 to 2014. Methods We calculated yearly PID and EP diagnosis rates in three states (Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland) for women aged 15-44 years using hospital admissions and emergency department (ED) attendance data, with population and live birth denominators. We stratified PID diagnoses as chlamydial-related or gonorrhoeal-related (Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)-related or Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG)-related), acute, unspecified and chronic, and analysed variations by year, age and residential area using Poisson regression models. Results Fo..
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Funding Acknowledgements
These data are being analysed as part of the Australian Chlamydia Control Effectiveness Pilot (ACCEPt) study funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and the National Health and Medical Research Council. JLG is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship at the University of Melbourne.