16 July 2008

SEXUAL HEALTH

Rapid Sexual Health Needs Assessment: Knowsley Primary Care Trust (3rd July 2008)
Report looking at sexual health needs, demands and services and a gap analysis for Knowsley Primary Care Trust.
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Sexually transmitted infections and young people in the United Kingdom: 2008 report (15th July 2008)

The Health Protection Agency has reported a 6% increase in the total number of new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnosed in 2007 compared to 2006. While just one in eight of the population are aged 16 to 24 years old, this age group accounts for around half of all newly diagnosed STIs in the UK - 65% of all chlamydia (79,557 of 121,986), 55% of all genital warts (49,250 of 89,838) and 50% of gonorrhoea (9,410 of 18,710) infections diagnosed in GUM clinics last year.
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