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Syphilis prevalence has rapidly decreased in South Korea

Authors
 Y Cho  ;  H Kim  ;  M Lee  ;  J Lee 
Citation
 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, Vol.79(4) : 323-324, 2003 
Journal Title
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
ISSN
 1368-4973 
Issue Date
2003
MeSH
Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Chi-Square Distribution ; Female ; Humans ; Korea/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Syphilis/epidemiology*
Keywords
12902586
Abstract
Methods: 15 402 adults, who all were aged over 20 (6888 blood donors, 4951 physical examinees, and 3563 pregnant women) were examined from January 1999 to December 2000. All subjects were screened using a VDRL test, and positive results were confirmed by a FTA-ABS test. The prevalence was compared with the results of previous surveys in similar population groups performed by same authors.

Results: The prevalence of syphilis in South Korea was found to be 0.2%. Although has been consistent decreasing trend since 1977 (p<0.0001), there is no statistical difference between 1995 and 2000 (p=0.6992).

Conclusions: The prevalence of syphilis has decreased significantly since 1977. However, it has not reduced much since 1995, and it seems that the prevalence has reached a plateau. Until now, not all syphilis patients were registered and followed up by the public health centres because there were so many syphilis patients. However, as this survey shows, the number of syphilis patients has reduced a great deal and it is believed that a more thorough management strategy including all newly diagnosed patients is necessary in order to further reduce the prevalence of syphilis in South Korea.
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DOI
10.1136/sti.79.4.323
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Dermatology (피부과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Laboratory Medicine (진단검사의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Hyun Ok(김현옥) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-1963
Lee, Min Geol(이민걸) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7040-5335
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/113703
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