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Reduce gonorrhea rates in male adolescents and young men — STI‑02 Data Methodology and Measurement

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About this objective

Data

Data Source:  National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS), CDC/CSELS

National baseline: 523.5 cases of gonorrhea per 100,000 males aged 15 to 24 years were reported in 2017

National target: 471.2 per 100,000

Numerator
Number of reported cases of gonorrhea among males aged 15 to 24 years.
Denominator
Number of males aged 15 to 24 years.
National target-setting method
Percent improvement
National target-setting method details
10 percent improvement from the baseline.
National target-setting method justification
Trend data were evaluated for this objective, but it was not possible to project a target because the trend was moving away from the desired direction. A 10 percent improvement from the baseline was used to calculate a target. This method was used because of the influence of external factors.
National data collection frequency
Annual

Methodology

Methodology notes

Rates of reported gonorrhea are measured using nationally notifiable STD surveillance data, collected and compiled from reports sent by the STD control programs and health departments in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

History

Comparable HP2020 objective
Modified, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 but underwent a change in measurement.
Changes between HP2020 and HP2030
This objective differs from Healthy People 2020 objective STD-6.2 in that the Healthy People 2020 objective focused on reducing gonorrhea rates among males aged 15-44 years. For Healthy People 2030, the age group has been narrowed to focus on the population with the highest burden of infection (ages 15-24 years) so that information can be targeted to the populations of greatest need.