Trends in Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Among American Indian and Alaska Native Women, Indian Health Service, 2001-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe trends in rates of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) encounters among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women aged 15 to 44 years in the United States receiving care within the Indian Health Service (IHS).

Methods

We analyzed IHS discharge data sets for PID encounters during 2001 to 2015 with International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, diagnosis codes. We calculated rates of PID encounters per 100 000 women overall and stratified by age group, region, and health care setting. We used regression to identify trends in the total, annual, and average annual percent changes in the rate of PID encounters.

Results

There were 44 042 PID encounters during 2001 to 2015 (rate = 825 per 100 000). The highest rates we

SUBMITTER: Apostolou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6187779 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature