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By some estimates, almost 75% of young U.S. women (age range, 15–25) are sexually active. The overall prevalence of chlamydia in this group has been approximated at almost 5%, with higher prevalence in some subpopulations; however, screening rates have been inadequate. Investigators analyzed data from the 2005 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS; a survey of office-based physicians) to determine how often chlamydia tests were not performed in nonpregnant young women as part of preventive care visits to OB/GYNs or primary care physicians (family and general practitioners, internists, and pediatricians).
OB/GYNs did not perform chlamydia testing during 84% of all preventive care visits, including 77% of visits in which Pap tests wer…