OBJECTIVES: The rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in China has soared over the past 20 years. There is a need to study STD prevalence in the general population of the country. GOAL: To report the prevalence and patterns of STDs and the relationships between STD status and demographic and behavioral factors. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 4,510 market vendors in a city in eastern China were interviewed and tested for STDs. RESULTS: The prevalence of any STD among participants was 16.55% (women, 21.04%; men, 11.54%). Among those who tested positive for an STD, chlamydia was most common (8.89%), followed by herpes (6.50%). Participants who had no schooling and participants who had college or higher level of schooling had a similarly high STD prevalence (26.19% vs. 24.00%, respectively). Prevalence of all STDs was significantly higher among women, those with more discretionary income, and those with multiple partners. CONCLUSIONS: Special considerations are needed for low versus high education groups as well as men versus women to maximize the effects of STD prevention programs and messages in China.
OBJECTIVES: The rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in China has soared over the past 20 years. There is a need to study STD prevalence in the general population of the country. GOAL: To report the prevalence and patterns of STDs and the relationships between STD status and demographic and behavioral factors. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 4,510 market vendors in a city in eastern China were interviewed and tested for STDs. RESULTS: The prevalence of any STD among participants was 16.55% (women, 21.04%; men, 11.54%). Among those who tested positive for an STD, chlamydia was most common (8.89%), followed by herpes (6.50%). Participants who had no schooling and participants who had college or higher level of schooling had a similarly high STD prevalence (26.19% vs. 24.00%, respectively). Prevalence of all STDs was significantly higher among women, those with more discretionary income, and those with multiple partners. CONCLUSIONS: Special considerations are needed for low versus high education groups as well as men versus women to maximize the effects of STD prevention programs and messages in China.
Authors: Jihui Guan; Zunyou Wu; Li Li; Chunqing Lin; Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus; Roger Detels; Julie Hsieh Journal: AIDS Patient Care STDS Date: 2009-06 Impact factor: 5.078
Authors: Yue-ping Yin; Zunyou Wu; Chunqing Lin; Jihui Guan; Yi Wen; Li Li; Roger Detels; Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus Journal: Int J STD AIDS Date: 2008-06 Impact factor: 1.359