Syphilis epidemic characteristics in 2004 -2012 in Lanxi City / 上海预防医学

ABSTRACT

[ Objective ] To investigate the epidemiological characteristics and epidemic trend of syphilis in Lanxi City, Zhejiang province. [Methods] By means of statistical software SPSS 16.0, de-scriptive statistical analysis was done on syphilis epidemic in Lanxi from 2004 to 2012. [ Results] The average annual incidence of syphilis was 38.16/105 cases in Lanxi from 2004 to 2012,of which 41.78/105 were males and 36.81/105 females.In this city, the incidence of syphilis increased from 10.99/105 in 2004 to 35.44/105 in 2012, which was a rapid upward trend .The age of onset was mainly concentrated in 20 to 39(42.80%) years of age, accounting for 42.80%of the total.Of the paients, the highest incidence was found in the 30-39 years old group of males (56.04/105 ) and that of females was in the 20-29 years old group (73.98/105 ).Of all patients, farmers, workers and migrant laborers accounted for 57.29%, 10.60%and 11.26%, respectively. [Conclusion] Syphilis epidemic in Lanxi shows a marked upward trend , so it is imperative to enhance health education and surveillance and take specific prevention measures so as to control the syphilis epidemic effectively .