Open AccessAssociation between Syphilis Incidence and Dating App Use in Japan
Author(s) -
Yosuke Suzuki,
Makoto Kosaka,
Kana Yamamoto,
Tamae Hamaki,
Eiji Kusumi,
K. Takahashi,
Tetsuya Tanimoto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jma journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2433-3298
pISSN - 2433-328X
DOI - 10.31662/jmaj.2019-0033
Subject(s) - syphilis , demography , medicine , incidence (geometry) , population , streptococcus pneumoniae , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gerontology , immunology , environmental health , biology , sociology , bacteria , genetics , physics , optics
The cause of the syphilis resurgence in Japan is still unknown. In this study, we hypothesized that the spread of mobile dating software for use on mobile phones might have contributed to it. We investigated possible contributing factors of the syphilis resurgence in Japan.