Chlamydia Through Math
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Chlamydia is an STI, which means it’s a sexually transmitted infection. More than 2 million people have it in the US. As one of the most common types of STI's, most people who have chlamydia don't show symptons.
Chlamydia is spread through direct contact. It's spread through unprotected sex, which includes vaginal, anal, and oral. In addition to this, it's also spread through from mother to child. For example, if the mother has chlamydia the child can get chlamydia through breast. Sexual fluids also add into the equation into getting Chlamydia.
The best way to not get Chlamydia is to use condom and it is also important to ask your sexual partner if they have been tested for STIs or not. This will prevent the chance of you getting Chlamydia.
It is important to get tested for STIs whether you think you have an STI or not. Many STIs including Chlamydia are asymptomatic, which means it doesn’t have any visible symptoms. If you do have Chlamydia, you can take antibiotics which fight the infection.
1) Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial STI in the US; an estimated 2.6 million cases occur annually.
2) Women are monre than twice as likely to develop chlamydia than men.
3) The most susceptible age group (in men and women) is 20-24. Of this age group, every 3,730/100,000 women and 1468/100,000 men have Chlamydia.
4) The prevalence of Chlamydia in a community can unfortunately be influenced by the main racial group in that area. For example, chlamydia is 5.9% times more likely to be present in an African American community compared to a white community.
In Design Thinking and Biology the creators of this PSA were assigned to create a solution for our disease problem that would help aid our community. In terms, we were assigned to propose and develop a stop to the spread of STD's/STI's on the UC Berkeley campus with our target audience being UC Berkeley Students.
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Our goal is to reduce the rates of STI's on the UC Berkeley Campus. We will achieve this by having a mandatory workshop for all incoming students. We will teach students about how to prevent STI's. Our hope is that students will use the information they have learned and we will see the rates of STI's reduce.