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Braun and Provost Respond Rebecca Braun, MPH and Jackie Provost, MPH Rebecca A. Braun and Jackie M. Provost are with the Clinical and Community Health Programs Division, California Family Health Council, Berkeley. Correspondence: Correspondence should be sent to Rebecca A. Braun, Clinical and Community Health Programs Division, California Family Health Council, 2550 9th St, Suite 110, Berkeley, CA 94710 (e-mail: braunr@cfhc.org). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints/Eprints" link. Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings. We agree with Powers et al. that chlamydia screening in males may have a positive impact on transmission and adverse health outcomes in females. The most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Treatment Guidelines support screening sexually active young men in clinical settings with a high prevalence of chlamydia, including adolescent clinics, correctional facilities, and STD clinics. 1 The primary barriers to screening males include identifying high prevalence populations and cost. 2 In population-based surveys, the prevalence of infection among males is consistently low (2%–4% depending on age group) 3 ; however, in selected settings such as correctional . . . Full Text
American Journal of Public Health – American Public Health Association
Published: Apr 1, 2011
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