Free STD Testing in Mingus Mountain, AZ

The rate of new cases of sexually transmitted diseases has exponentially increased in Mingus Mountain, AZ, for the last 15 years. Mingus Mountain shares the same predicament with Yavapai County where there has been a consistent upward trend of STDs cases among youths in the 15-24 age group. From 2016 to 2017, statistics from the Arizona Department of Health Services [ADHS] and that of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Program [ATDCP] indicates an overall 16% spike in the STDs.

The rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis increased by 76%, 94%, and 153% respectively since 2016. In the same year, 15676 people were found to be living with HIV/AIDS. Of this number, 12.7% were black, 29.9% white, and 49.2% Hispanic/Latina.

Out of the 39635 cases of chlamydia recorded by the Arizona Department of Health Services in 2017, 67% were women, and 1 in every 5 new diagnoses of syphilis was a woman.

There has been an unexpected surge in STDs among adults of age 65 and up. Data from Arizona Department of Health Services revealed that although STDs are most common among the youth of age 15-29, the rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis have been increasing rapidly among adults 55 years and above. Since 2013, the rate of gonorrhea in adults over the age of 55 have increased from 4.9 cases per 100,000 residents to 6.8 cases per 100,000 people.

Arizona Department of Health Services has put measures in place to curb the spread of STDs. The health department has set aside resources and established programs that protect the most vulnerable population, i.e., youth, pregnant women and women of childbearing age, and men who have sex with men [MSM] against contracting STDs. The department has also increased access to STD tests and treatment to all residents of the county.

You can get basic or comprehensive screens at Angels Care Home Health of Arizona (Home Health Center), YRMC Hospice, YRMC Home Health Services, Red Rock Care and Rehab, Inc., Verde Valley Medical Center, Mountain Valley Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, and Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Valley.

You can also find free STD testing centers in Mingus Mountain, AZ. However, free testing centers may not provide additional services, such as providing medication to treat partners. Also, treatments may not be timely due the long wait times, delay in the processing of results, inconsistent hours of doctors’ availability, and unavailability of certain STD test options