Open AccessSeroepidemiology of Syphilis Infection among 2 Million Reproductive-age Women in Rural China
Author(s) -
Kaiju Liao,
Shikun Zhang,
Liu M,
Qiaomei Wang,
Jue Liu,
Haiping Shen,
Yiping Zhang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.213975
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , demography , odds ratio , logistic regression , confidence interval , seroprevalence , population , epidemiology , cross sectional study , environmental health , serology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , antibody , pathology
Quantifying syphilis prevalence is important for planning interventions and advocating for resources on syphilis. However, data on large sample studies regarding the prevalence of syphilis among reproductive-age women in rural China were not available for analysis. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, epidemiological characteristics, and related factors of syphilis infection among reproductive-age women in rural China.