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Table 2 Estimated per-encounter acquisition risks of C. trachomatis causing first-time infection ( p ¯ f ) and repeated infection ( p ¯ r ) (2nd Model)

From: Estimating age-dependent per-encounter chlamydia trachomatis acquisition risk via a Markov-based state-transition model

Age (yrs)

17

17.5

18

18.5

19

19.5

20

20.5

21

21.5

p ¯ f

0.0266

0.0216

0.0193

0.0169

0.0142

0.0122

0.0100

0.0075

0.0059

0.0049

p ¯ r

q = 0%

0.0211

0.0133

0.0093

0.0070

0.0049

0.0038

0.0032

0.0028

0.0023

0.0018

 

q = 5%

0.0185

0.0120

0.0086

0.0063

0.0045

0.0035

0.0029

0.0025

0.0021

0.0016

 

q = 10%

0.0159

0.0102

0.0072

0.0055

0.0126

0.0031

0.0024

0.0021

00018

0.0044