§ Mr. RandallTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the percentage changes were, broken down by(a) age and (b) sex for rates of (i) conception and (ii) sexually transmitted infections in teenagers for each of the last five years in the North West London Health Authority. [167997]
§ Mr. HuttonConception data, numbers, rates and percentage changes, for the years 1997–2001 (latest data available) for North West London Strategic Health Authority is as shows in the table.
Conceptions (numbers, rates, percentage change)—North West London Strategic Health Authority, 1997 to 2001 Under 16 16 to 19 Number Rate1 Percentage change Number Rate2 Percentage change 1997 205 7.9 — 2,861 72.1 — 1998 213 7.9 0.0 2,969 79.0 +9.5 1999 222 8.0 +1.3 2,933 78.3 −0.9 2000 237 8.4 +5.0 2,950 81.5 +4.1 2001 238 8.4 0.0 2,854 75.1 −7.9 1Rate per 1,000 females aged 13 to 16. 2Rate per 1,000 females aged 16 to 19. The following table shows the percentage change in the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) shown for the four principal infections (gonorrhoea, chlamydia, herpes—first attack—and genital warts—first attack) for the combined age group 13 to 19-years-old by sex in North West London Health Authority for the last six years of complete data (1998–2002).
Too few and sporadic cases of syphilis among teenagers 13 to 19 years were reported from GUM clinics in the North West London Health Authority over the last five years, making calculation of rates unreliable; thus these data are not provided.
819WNote that these diagnoses represent only persons attending genito urinary medicine (GUM) clinics in the North West London Health Authority and not necessarily residents within that area Data on diagnoses
Diagnoses, rates (per 100,000 of population) and rates change of selected STIs in teenagers age 13 to 19 years attending GUM Clinics in North West London STHA Males Females Diagnoses Rate Rate change (Percentage) Diagnoses Rate Rate change (Percentage) Uncomplicated genital chlamydia 1997 66 88.9 — 296 423.9 — 1998 72 96.9 9.0 342 492.7 16.2 1999 98 133.7 38.0 387 580.3 17.8 2000 225 303.0 126.6 709 1,088.2 87.5 2001 257 363.1 19.8 675 1,014.1 −6.8 2002 252 356.0 −1.9 630 946.5 −6.7 Uncomplicated gonorrhoea 1997 105 141.5 — 105 150.4 — 1998 80 107.7 −23.9 105 151.3 0.6 1999 106 144.6 34.3 147 220.4 45.7 2000 200 269.3 86.2 230 353.0 60.2 2001 180 254.3 −5.6 235 353.0 0.0 2002 189 267.0 5.0 233 350.0 −0.9 Genital herpes 1997 13 17.5 — 97 138.9 — 1998 17 22.9 30.6 109 157.0 13.0 1999 23 31.4 37.2 92 137.9 —12.2 2000 32 43.1 37.3 105 161.2 16.8 2001 28 39.6 −8.2 117 175.8 9.1 2002 25 35.3 −10.7 83 124.7 −29.1 Genital warts 1997 56 75.5 — 217 310.8 — 1998 77 103.6 37.3 213 306.9 −1.3 1999 79 107.8 4.0 230 344.9 12.4 2000 97 130.6 21.2 217 333.1 −3.4 2001 88 124.3 −4.8 253 380.1 14.1 2002 94 132.8 6.8 248 372.6 −2.0 Total 1997 240 323.4 — 715 1,023.9 — 1998 247 332.4 2.8 769 1,107.9 8.2 1999 306 417.5 25.6 857 1,285.0 16.0 2000 555 747.3 79.0 1261 1,935.4 50.6 2001 553 781.2 4.5 1280 1,923.0 −0.6 2002 561 792.5 1.4 1194 1,793.8 −6.7 Source: Health Protection Agency.