This statistic displays the percentage of sexually experienced young female Americans between the ages of 15 and 25, that had received a chlamydia test in the past 12 months, by ethnicity. About 35.8 percent of female Hispanic respondents said that they had been tested for chlamydia in the past 12 months, where as 56.1 percent of Black, non-Hispanic female respondents had been tested in the past 12 months. Female youth that spent more time alone with their health provider (i.e. without parents) were more likely to choose to receive a chlamydia test. Chlamydia testing is a recommended part of preventative health services for young females.
Percentage of sexually experienced* young female Americans who had received a chlamydia test in 2013-2015, by ethnicity*
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* Sexually experienced was defined as those who have ever had vaginal intercourse, oral sex, or anal sex, with an opposite-sex or same-sex partner in their lifetime.
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CDC. (March 10, 2017). Percentage of sexually experienced* young female Americans who had received a chlamydia test in 2013-2015, by ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/689090/percentage-of-females-that-received-a-chlamydia-test-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of sexually experienced* young female Americans who had received a chlamydia test in 2013-2015, by ethnicity*." Chart. March 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689090/percentage-of-females-that-received-a-chlamydia-test-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2017). Percentage of sexually experienced* young female Americans who had received a chlamydia test in 2013-2015, by ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689090/percentage-of-females-that-received-a-chlamydia-test-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of Sexually Experienced* Young Female Americans Who Had Received a Chlamydia Test in 2013-2015, by Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689090/percentage-of-females-that-received-a-chlamydia-test-by-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of sexually experienced* young female Americans who had received a chlamydia test in 2013-2015, by ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689090/percentage-of-females-that-received-a-chlamydia-test-by-ethnicity/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Percentage of sexually experienced* young female Americans who had received a chlamydia test in 2013-2015, by ethnicity* [Graph], CDC, March 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/689090/percentage-of-females-that-received-a-chlamydia-test-by-ethnicity/