Mathematical modeling study of school-based chlamydia screening: potential impact on chlamydia prevalence in intervention schools and surrounding communities

• Main Authors: Minttu M. Rönn (Author), Richard Dunville (Author), Li Yan Wang (Author), Meghan Bellerose (Author), Yelena Malyuta (Author), Nicolas A. Menzies (Author), Maria Aslam (Author), Felicia Lewis (Author), Cherie Walker-Baban (Author), Lenore Asbel (Author), Sarah Parchem (Author), Lisa Masinter (Author), Ernestina Perez (Author), Tom L. Gift (Author), Katherine Hsu (Author), Lisa C. Barrios (Author), Joshua A. Salomon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chlamydia screening in high schools offers a way to reach adolescents outside of a traditional clinic setting. Using transmission dynamic modeling, we examined the potential impact of high-school-based chlamydia screening programs on the burden of infection within intervention sc...