The current status of syphilis prevention and control in Jiangsu province, China: A cross-sectional study

To analyze the midterm evaluation data from the National Syphilis Prevention and Control Plan (2010-2020) and evaluate the current status of syphilis prevention and control in Jiangsu province, China. We collected data via (1) field surveys conducted in 2015 and (2) data recorded in existing syphili...

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Published in:PloS one 2017-08, Vol.12 (8), p.e0183409-e0183409
Main Authors: Chen, Yuan-Fang, Ding, Jian-Ping, Yan, Hong-Jing, Lu, Jing, Ding, Ping, Chen, Guo-Hong, Li, Jian-Jun, Huan, Xi-Ping, Yang, Hai-Tao, Tang, Wei-Ming, Fu, Geng-Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Antibiotics
Biology and Life Sciences
Childrens health
China - epidemiology
Clinics
Congenital diseases
Control
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease control
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Growth rate
Health aspects
Health care
Health care facilities
Health surveillance
Hepatitis
Humans
Incidence
Infections
Infectious diseases
Institutions
Medical diagnosis
Medicine and Health Sciences
Patients
Penicillin
People and Places
Population Surveillance
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Prevention
Preventive medicine
Prostitution
Public health
Rural populations
Sexually transmitted diseases
Statistical analysis
STD
Surveillance systems
Surveys
Syphilis
Syphilis - epidemiology
Syphilis - prevention & control
Womens health
Workers
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Summary:To analyze the midterm evaluation data from the National Syphilis Prevention and Control Plan (2010-2020) and evaluate the current status of syphilis prevention and control in Jiangsu province, China. We collected data via (1) field surveys conducted in 2015 and (2) data recorded in existing syphilis surveillance systems. We conducted descriptive statistical analysis to evaluate the current landscape of syphilis control initiatives and their potential effect in syphilis control. The incidence of all cases of syphilis decreased from 2010 (32.3 per 100,000) to 2015 (30.1 per 100,000), with an annual growth of -1.17% (x2trend = -7.52, P
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0183409