Lee County, North Carolina
County scorecard for Lee, North Carolina for sexually transmitted infections and HIV
Lee County, North Carolina
Key Performance Indicators
Gonorrhea (GC)
173
per 100,000
Trend: Growing ↑
Change from 2018: +34%
Chlamydia (CT)
441.4
per 100,000
Trend: Declining ↓
Change from 2018: -5.5%
Primary & Secondary Syphilis
13.4
per 100,000
Trend: Growing ↑
Change from 2018: +306.1%
HIV Prevalence
315.2
per 100,000
Trend: Declining ↓
Change from 2018: -6.2%
Testing Sites Per Capita
STI Testing Sites
2
locations (3.11 per 100,000)
vs State Avg: Equal (3.11 per 100k, 1st (lowest) quintile)
vs Region Avg: Equal (3.11 per 100k, 1st (lowest) quintile)
Trend Summary
Compared to 2018, rates in Lee County, North Carolina have changed as follows:
Gonorrhea (GC): Increased by 34% (129.1 to 173 per 100,000). The county-level trend from the random effects model shows GC in this county is growing at a rate of 0.02 (95% CI: -0.024 to 0.084), which is no difference from regional trends. This county is in the 1st (lowest) quintile compared to counties in the Southeast region.
Chlamydia (CT): Decreased by 5.5% (467.3 to 441.4 per 100,000). The county-level trend from the random effects model shows CT in this county is growing at a rate of 0.397 (95% CI: -0.191 to 1.113), which is no difference from regional trends. This county is in the 5th (highest) quintile compared to counties in the Southeast region.
Primary & Secondary Syphilis: Increased by 306.1% (3.3 to 13.4 per 100,000). The county-level trend from the random effects model shows Primary and Secondary Syphilis in this county is growing at a rate of 0.111 (95% CI: -0.002 to 0.221), which is no difference from regional trends. This county is in the 2nd quintile compared to counties in the Southeast region.
HIV Prevalence: Decreased by 6.2% (336.2 to 315.2 per 100,000). The county-level trend from the random effects model shows HIV Prevalence in this county is growing at a rate of 0.104 (95% CI: -0.439 to 0.566), which is no difference from regional trends. This county is in the 1st (lowest) quintile compared to counties in the Southeast region.
County Location Map
STI Rates Over Time
Changepoint Analysis Results
Multivariate changepoint analysis detected significant changes in trends for Lee County, North Carolina.
Changepoint(s) detected in year(s): 2013.
Pathogens affected: HIV (increasing), CT (increasing), GC (increasing), PS_Syphilis (increasing).