Race and the prevalence of syphilis seroreactivity in the United States population: a national sero-epidemiologic study

We used the 1978 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the prevalence of positive syphilis serologies in the US population. Analysis of risk markers--gender, age, marital status, education, income, and residence--indicates that all except gender are associated with syphilis ser...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1989-04, Vol.79 (4), p.467-470
Main Authors: Hahn, R A, Magder, L S, Aral, S O, Johnson, R E, Larsen, S A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Aged
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Syphilis - ethnology
Syphilis - prevention & control
Syphilis Serodiagnosis
United States
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Summary:We used the 1978 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the prevalence of positive syphilis serologies in the US population. Analysis of risk markers--gender, age, marital status, education, income, and residence--indicates that all except gender are associated with syphilis seroreactivity, independent of race. Controlling for associated risk markers, the Black-White odds ratio of syphilis seroreactivity is 4.7 (95% CI = 2.7, 8.2). Current knowledge of racial differences in sexual and health care behavior does not explain the Black-White difference in the prevalence of syphilis seroreactivity.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.79.4.467