Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 1993

Division of STD/HIV Prevention 

December 1994

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
Public Health Service 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
National Center for Prevention Services 
Division of STD/HIV Prevention 
Surveillance and Information Systems Branch 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333

                         Copyright Information 

All material contained in this report is in the public domain and may be
used and reprinted without special permission; citation to source,
however, is appreciated.

                           Suggested Citation

Division of STD/HIV Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Disease
Surveillance, 1993.  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public
Health Service.  Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
December 1994.

Copies can be obtained from Information Services, National Center for
Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road, Mailstop E-06, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.


                                 Preface

Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 1993 presents current
statistics and trends of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the
United States through 1993.  It is intended as a reference document for
program managers, health planners, researchers, investigators, policy
makers, and others who are concerned with the public health implications
of these diseases.

The STD surveillance systems operated by state and local STD control
programs are the sources of most of the information in this publication. 
These systems are an integral part of program management at all levels of
STD prevention and control in the United States.  The role of these
surveillance systems is to provide program managers with the disease
burden and trend information necessary for problem definition, priority
setting, resource allocation, and program evaluation.

Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 1993 is an annual publication,
and figures and tables in this edition supersede those in earlier
publications of these data.

In this year's edition, a new section entitled Special Focus Profiles has
been added.  This section contains figures and text describing the STDs
in selected subgroups and populations.  Three other sections are updated
from previous editions and include:  National Profile consisting of
figures that provide an overview of the STD situation in the United
States; Tables providing detailed statistical information about STDs at
the state, city, and national levels; and Appendix providing information
about the sources and limitations of the data used to produce this
report.

In response to a user's survey included in last year's report, the
Regional Profiles and State Profiles sections have been eliminated from
this edition.  Updated Regional Profiles and State Profiles figures are
available upon request from the Surveillance and Information Systems
Branch, Division of STD/HIV Prevention, National Center for Prevention
Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road,
Mailstop E-63, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.

Any comments and suggestions that would improve the usefulness of future
publications are appreciated and should be sent to the above address.

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