泉州市4465例梅毒流行病学分析及防治对策的初步探讨

Epidemiological analysis of 4465 syphilitic patients and countermeasures against the disease in Quanzhou City

近几年来,本地区梅毒发病呈急剧上升的趋势。本院 STD 门诊从1991年报告首例梅毒以来,至1998年12月已累计报告梅毒4465例,尤其从1995年开始,本院 STD 门诊发现梅毒就诊人数大幅度上升,年发病人数已占其它性病病种之首,越居淋病之前。与1998年全国麻风病性病控制中心报告的8种性病病例构成中,梅毒居第四位有较大的差距。故及时分析其流行病学特征,为今后防治工作提供科学依据有较大的意义,现将4465例梅毒患者的有关资料分析如下:

Epidemiological analysis of 4465 syphilitic patients'data collected from epidemiological reports of venereal diseases by this Institute in the past eight years shows the following features:(1)The venereal dis- eases were sporadic in the period 1991—1994 and began to be epidemic in the period 1995—1998.(2)Educa- tional level:over 90% of patients had an education of middle school or lower.Distribution of occupation:self- employed trades people accounted for 33%,supply and marketing employees 21%,restaurant workers and gar- ments sellers 18%,these free trades people constituting a major part.(3)Sex:male to female ratio was 1.11 :1.Age:20—39 years accounted for 86%.Married people accounted for 45.02%.Route of infection:non- marital sexual intercourse accounted for 80. 29%.It is suggested that the incidence of syphilis in this area has reached a state of prevalence,analogous to the nationwide trend.What is local characteristic is that syphilis oc- cupies the first place in sexually transmitted diseases.