The Burden of and Trends in Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in the United States, 2006-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the upper genital tract that has important reproductive consequences to women. We describe the burden of and trends in PID among reproductive-aged women in the United States during 2006-2016.

Methods

We used data from 2 nationally representative probability surveys collecting self-reported PID history (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, National Survey of Family Growth); 5 datasets containing International Classification of Diseases, Ninth/Tenth Revision codes indicating diagnosed PID (Healthcare Utilization Project; National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, emergency department component; National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; National Disease Therapeutic Index; MarketScan); and data fr

SUBMITTER: Kreisel KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10243492 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature