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Introducción: las infecciones de transmisión sexual representan un importante riesgo para la vida. Se ha documentado con revisiones nacionales e internacionales el incremento de casos de sífilis, sobre todo en varones homosexuales. Objetivo: caracterizar la morbilidad por sífilis en el municipio Colón. Materiales y métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal con un universo de 81 pacientes notificados de sífilis en el municipio de Colón durante quinquenio 2011 al 2015. Se obtuvo la información de las tarjetas de Enfermedad de Declaración Obligatoria y de las historias clínicas. Se manejaron variables epidemiológicas: edad, sexo, ocupación, año de diagnóstico, etapa de notificación, serología inicial y orientación sexual. Se introdujeron los datos en excel y se utilizaron medidas estadísticas de frecuencia absoluta y relativa. Previo al proceso se solicitó el consentimiento del consejo científico. Resultados: se constató un aumento progresivo de la incidencia en el quinquenio con relevancia de los dos últimos años. Prevaleció la enfermedad en jóvenes entre 20 y 29 años. Hubo un predominio de hombres. Más de la tercera parte de los hombres tenían una orientación homosexual. Un 16.7% de las mujeres estaban en gestación. Se destacaron las personas sin vínculo laboral y educacional dado por un 41.9%. Las diluciones altas en las serologías iniciales y el secundarismo como etapa de notificación fueron variables representadas por más de la mitad de los pacientes analizados. Conclusiones: la sífilis está en reemergencia. El municipio de Colón aporta un número importante en las estadísticas con un ascenso en sus notificaciones. Se evidencian grupos vulnerables para adquirir esta infección y en los que se debe enfocar el control de foco para modificar su incidencia hacia indicadores favorables (AU).
Introduction: the infections of sexual transmission represent an important risk for the life. It has been documented with national and international revisions the increment of cases of syphilis, mainly in homosexual males. Objective: to characterize the morbilidad for syphilis in the municipality Columbus. Materials and methods: He/she was carried out a traverse descriptive study with an universe of 81 notified patients of syphilis in the municipality of Columbus during five year period 2011 at the 2015.Se he/she obtained the information of the cards of EDO and of the clinical histories. Epidemic variables were managed: age, sex, occupation, year of diagnostic, notification stage, initial serología and sexual orientation. The data were introduced in excel and statistical measures of absolute and relative frequency were used. Previous to the process the consent of the scientific advice was requested. Results: A progressive increase of the incidence was verified in the five year period with the two year-old relevance. The illness prevailed in youths between 20 and 29 years. There was a prevalence of men. More than the third part of the men they had a homosexual orientation. 16.7% of the women was in gestation. People stood out without labor and educational bond given by 41.9%. The high dilutions in the initial serologías and the secundarismo like notification stage were variable represented for more than half of the analyzed patients. Conclusions: the syphilis is in reemergencia. The municipality of Columbus contributes an important number in the statistics with an ascent in its notifications. Vulnerable groups are evidenced to acquire this infection and in those that the focus control should be focused to modify its incidence toward favorable indicators (AU).
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Humans , Male , Syphilis/epidemiology , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/classification , Syphilis/diagnosis , Syphilis/pathology , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiology , Medical Records , Sexual and Gender MinoritiesABSTRACT
BackgroundIn the worldwide, each year registered about 357 million new cases of sexual transmitted diseases.39 % of all infectious diseases were STI diseases in Mongolia in 2013 and which also 56.8 % of totalinfectious diseases Dornod province.ObjectiveTo investigate sexual transmitted diseases among the population of Dornod province and its commonrisk-factors.Materials and MethodsIn the survey were chosen 600 persons which is aged from 15 to 64 by random selection methodand divided into 6 cluster and each cluster had 100 persons. In the survey attended 300 male, 300female.ResultsThe survey respondents were married 59.1%, 50.7% of the employed, and 49.3% of the unemployed.2,1% of the survey population has already been tried drug abuse, but in the group of age 15-24,indicate level of the knowledge about drug abusing is very low which is 29,4%, a little or less knowabout drug abusing 35,6%, not know about drug abusing 35%. In other hand beverage usage levelwas very high which is 67% and 51,3% is using an alcohol in the last year constantly.Examination of specialized doctors 38.3% were suspected of sexual transmitted infections. Theyincluded laboratory testing.The 4.9 percent of total respondents had sexually transmitted diseases. It were syphilis 57.1%,gonorrhea 10.2%, trichomonasis 6.1%.The 83 percent of total respondents had sexual intercourse. The average age of first sexualintercourse was 18 ± 1 (95% CI 16.8 - 19.1), 7.1% had two or more sexual partners. Men had toused alcohol while sexual intercourse was 32.1 percent. Women were 49.2 percent and 38.5 percentof people infected with sexually transmitted diseases not use condoms during sexual intercourse.Conclusion1. One in 20 people surveyed, women aged 15-24 and men aged 35-44 have sexual transmissioninfection.2. Risk factors are had two or more sexual partners, had to used alcohol while sexual intercourseand using condoms during sex with casual partners are not enough.