Analysis on Syphilis Mobidity and Influence Factors among Female Sex Workers in Guang-zhou
YE Xing-dong
HE Wan-ping
TANG Shao-kai
DAI Xiang-nong
ZHUANG Jin-tian
LIANG Rong-jiao
Abstract：Objective:To investigate syphilis prevalence and risk factors for female sex workers (FSWs) in Guangzhou.Methods:Female sexual workers(FSWs)who agreed to participate in the study were interviewed with a brief questionnaire and were provided free serum syphilis antibody screening with TRUST and TPPA .Data was analyzed by SPSS 13.0.Results:Of 279 FSWs in-cluded , 23 were TPPA positive accounting for 8.2%, and the seroprevalence rate of both TRUST and TPPA was 1.43%.Analyzing according to venues category , seroprevalence rate for FSWs working in mid-to-low tier was 9.4%, and the incidence of syphilis was 1.64%; none of FSWs working in high tier was seropositive syphilis.Multivariate regression analysis showed both single marital status (OR=14.85, 95%CI 1.69 ~130.71) and STD history (OR=19.54, 95%CI 4.21~90.61 ) were still risk factors for FSW syphilis .Conclusion:The mobidity of syphilis a-mong FSWs in Guangzhou is slightly lower than that in other province of China , and mainly oc-curred in mid-to-low tier.It is necessary to integrate the characteristic of the infection in order to carry out intervention to prevent syphilis among FSWs in Guangzhou .
Keywords：SyphilisFemale sex workerPrevalenceInterventionFactors
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 52-56 )