TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevalence and Characteristics of Market Vendors in Eastern China
AU - Detels, Roger
AU - Wu, Zunyou
AU - Rotheram, Mary Jane
AU - Li, Li
AU - Guan, Jihui
AU - Yin, Yueping
AU - Liang, Guojun
AU - Lee, Martha
AU - Hu, Lihong
AU - Caceres, Carlos
AU - Celentano, David
AU - Coates, Thomas
AU - Hartwell, Tyler
AU - Kaspck, Danuta
AU - Pequegnat, Willo
AU - Solomon, Suniti
AU - Woelk, Godfrey
PY - 2003/11
Y1 - 2003/11
N2 - Background and Objectives: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have soared in China. To address the impact, we studied market stall vendors in eastern China. Goal: The goal was to determine STD prevalence and predictors. Study Design: A total of 1536 randomly selected market stall vendors were interviewed and tested for STDs. Results: The prevalence of any STD was 20.1% among those reporting sexual intercourse and 5.5% among those reporting never having sexual intercourse. Among those reporting sexual intercourse, chlamydia was most common (9.4%), followed by herpes (9.3%). A total of 4.5% of those reporting never having sexual intercourse had herpes infection, but none had chlamydia. Prevalence of all STDs was higher among females, and those with low education and multiple partners. The pharmacy was the major source of health care (48.8%). Conclusion: Generalizing from the results, targeting only STD clinic patients and persons reporting multiple partners for intervention will exclude a high proportion of those with STDs. More effective, less stigmatized sources of STD treatment should be developed.
AB - Background and Objectives: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have soared in China. To address the impact, we studied market stall vendors in eastern China. Goal: The goal was to determine STD prevalence and predictors. Study Design: A total of 1536 randomly selected market stall vendors were interviewed and tested for STDs. Results: The prevalence of any STD was 20.1% among those reporting sexual intercourse and 5.5% among those reporting never having sexual intercourse. Among those reporting sexual intercourse, chlamydia was most common (9.4%), followed by herpes (9.3%). A total of 4.5% of those reporting never having sexual intercourse had herpes infection, but none had chlamydia. Prevalence of all STDs was higher among females, and those with low education and multiple partners. The pharmacy was the major source of health care (48.8%). Conclusion: Generalizing from the results, targeting only STD clinic patients and persons reporting multiple partners for intervention will exclude a high proportion of those with STDs. More effective, less stigmatized sources of STD treatment should be developed.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000086607.82667.CF
DO - 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000086607.82667.CF
M3 - Article
C2 - 14603085
AN - SCOPUS:0242578380
SN - 0148-5717
VL - 30
SP - 803
EP - 808
JO - Sexually transmitted diseases
JF - Sexually transmitted diseases
IS - 11
ER -