25-4.
Reduce the proportion of adults with genital herpes infection.
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25-4. | |
Reduce the proportion of adults with genital herpes infection. |
Target: 14 percent.
Baseline: 17 percent of adults aged 20 to 29 years had genital herpes infection in 1988–94 (as measured by herpes simplex virus type 2 [HSV-2] antibody).
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS.
|
Adults Aged 20 to 29 Years, 1988–94 |
Infected With Genital Herpes |
|
Percent |
|
|
TOTAL |
17 |
|
Race and ethnicity |
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
DSU |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander |
DSU |
|
Asian |
DNC |
|
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
34 |
|
White |
15 |
|
|
|
|
Hispanic or Latino |
DSU |
|
Mexican American |
15 |
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
DNA |
|
Black or African American |
33 |
|
White |
15 |
|
Gender |
|
|
Female (all ages) |
26 |
|
Male (all ages) |
18 |
|
Family income level |
|
|
Poor |
28 |
|
Near poor |
14 |
|
Middle/high income |
15 |
|
Age |
|
|
12 to 19 years* |
6 |
|
20 to 29 years |
17 |
|
30 to 39 years* |
28 |
|
40 to 49 years* |
27 |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not
collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
*Data for persons aged 12 to 19 years, 30 to 39 years, and
40 to 49 years are displayed to further characterize the issue.