❓ Question on Notice regarding the number of reported STDs in young girls in WA, broken down by age and Indigenous status, and the youngest reported age of infection. The response highlights data limitations and potential inaccuracies due to non-sexually acquired infections.
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN CHILDREN
I will give a preamble to this question because it will put it into context. I was watching a program on the ABC that was filmed in Queensland - Hon Tom Stephens: Australian Temptation Island is on Channel Seven. Hon Alan Cadby: Only you would know that, minister. What was it like last week? The PRESIDENT: Order, members! Members are straying from the question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I think so. When they hear the question, they will be rather ashamed of themselves for laughing. Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
I will give a preamble to this question because it will put it into context. I was watching a program on the ABC that was filmed in Queensland - Hon Tom Stephens: Australian Temptation Island is on Channel Seven. Hon Alan Cadby: Only you would know that, minister. What was it like last week? The PRESIDENT: Order, members! Members are straying from the question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I think so. When they hear the question, they will be rather ashamed of themselves for laughing. Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
Hon Tom Stephens: Australian Temptation Island is on Channel Seven. Hon Alan Cadby: Only you would know that, minister. What was it like last week? The PRESIDENT: Order, members! Members are straying from the question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I think so. When they hear the question, they will be rather ashamed of themselves for laughing. Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
Hon Alan Cadby: Only you would know that, minister. What was it like last week? The PRESIDENT: Order, members! Members are straying from the question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I think so. When they hear the question, they will be rather ashamed of themselves for laughing. Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
The PRESIDENT: Order, members! Members are straying from the question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I think so. When they hear the question, they will be rather ashamed of themselves for laughing. Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I think so. When they hear the question, they will be rather ashamed of themselves for laughing. Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
(1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
(b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13?
(c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13?
(d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13?
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
(1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases.
(a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases.
syphilis - one case; and
Hon Tom Stephens: Australian Temptation Island is on Channel Seven. Hon Alan Cadby: Only you would know that, minister. What was it like last week? The PRESIDENT: Order, members! Members are straying from the question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I think so. When they hear the question, they will be rather ashamed of themselves for laughing. Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
Hon Alan Cadby: Only you would know that, minister. What was it like last week? The PRESIDENT: Order, members! Members are straying from the question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I think so. When they hear the question, they will be rather ashamed of themselves for laughing. Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
The PRESIDENT: Order, members! Members are straying from the question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I think so. When they hear the question, they will be rather ashamed of themselves for laughing. Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I think so. When they hear the question, they will be rather ashamed of themselves for laughing. Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
Many children in certain areas, some as young as eight years old, had sexually transmitted diseases. The figure was absolutely horrific. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie quite rightly said that this is a tragedy and a national disgrace. All of us, whether we are in this place or in the community, have a duty of care when it comes to children. (1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
(1) How many sexually transmitted diseases have been reported in each of the past five years for - (a) Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13? (2) What was the youngest reported age during that five-year period? Point of Order Hon TOM STEPHENS: I apologise to the member for interrupting her question. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
(b) non-Aboriginal girls aged under 10; (c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13?
(c) Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13; and (d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13?
(d) non-Aboriginal girls aged 10 to 13?
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY: I thank the minister. I believe an apology was necessary. The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
The PRESIDENT: It might have been a point but it was not a point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
(1) The following figures refer to notification data for the five-year period from 1996 to 2000. It is important to note that many of the notifiable STDs are not necessarily sexually acquired. For example, gonorrhoea notifications do not distinguish between the various areas of the body. This means that the data includes both conjunctivitis and genital infections. However, some database entries include documentation stipulating that the infection is conjunctivitis. Accordingly, these entries have not been included in the figures below. In contrast, only genital chlamydia infections are notifiable. However, it is known that the number of chlamydia notifications in infants aged zero to one year is subject to inaccuracy due to the inappropriate inclusion of notifications of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Similarly, trachoma infections in children may be included erroneously in chlamydia notification data. However, for both gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia, it is likely that many notifications in infants aged between zero and one year were neonatal eye infections contracted at birth during vaginal delivery from an infected mother. Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases. (2) There are notified sexually transmitted infections in children under one year. However, as indicated in question (1), the database does not distinguish the site of origin for the infection and therefore it is not possible to determine the youngest age at which infection has been acquired sexually.
Similarly, it is possible that a number of the cases indicated below are eye infections - (a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases.
(a) chlamydia - seven cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; gonorrhoea - 22 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; (b) chlamydia - 10 cases - eight are in children less than one-year-old and may represent eye infections; gonorrhoea - four cases - one is in a child less than one-year-old and may represent an eye infection; (c) chlamydia - 28 cases; gonorrhoea - 49 cases; syphilis - one case; and (d) chlamydia - five cases; gonorrhoea - four cases.
syphilis - one case; and
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