Characteristics of gonorrhea and syphilis cases among the Roma ethnic group in Belgrade, Serbia

Bjekić, Milan; Vlajinac, Hristina; Šipetić-Grujičić, Sandra

doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2016.05.004

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“…Although several epidemiological studies have indicated anal sex as a risk factor for acquisition and transmission of T. pallidum among men who have sex with men [25][26][27], low evidence is found among heterosexual couples [22]. Indeed, this is one of the first investigations to report an association of anal sex between men and women and syphilis infection.…”

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Prevalence of syphilis in female sex workers in three countryside cities of the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon

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Background: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmitted from person to person mainly by sexual intercourse or through vertical transmission during pregnancy. Female sex workers (FSWs) are exposed especially to syphilis infection, and besides all the efforts to control the spread of STIs, syphilis prevalence is still rising, mainly occurring in low-income countries. This study aimed to investigate the syphilis prevalence, demographic characteristics and sexual habits among FSWs in the Amazon region of Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out including 184 FSWs from 3 countryside cities of the state of Pará, Amazon region of Brazil. A venereal disease research laboratory test and an indirect immunoenzyme assay to test antibodies against Treponema pallidum were used for screening syphilis infection, while sexual habits and demographic data information were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed comparing groups with/without syphilis. Poisson regression models were used to estimate the reasons of prevalence (RP). Results: The overall prevalence of syphilis was 14.1% (95% CI = 9.8-17.8). FSWs had between 15 and 56 years of age, most were unmarried (65.7%), had attended less than 8 years of formal education (64.1%), had between 10 and 20 partners per week (64.1%), and reported no previous history of STIs (76.1%) and regular use of condom (52.7%). Low level of education attending up to the primary school (RP adjusted = 3.8; 95% CI = 1.4-9.2) and high frequency of anal sex during the past year (RP adjusted = 9.3; 95% CI = 3.5-28.7) were associated with a higher prevalence of syphilis. Conclusions: A high prevalence of syphilis among FSWs in the Brazilian Amazon region was identified, showing that syphilis is more likely to be transmitted in FSW working in low-income areas, which is attributed to the low level of education. Anal intercourse was found as a risk factor associated with syphilis. Health programs focused on risk populations appear as a rational way to control syphilis spread, which is a rising problem in Brazil and in other several countries.

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Prevalence of syphilis in female sex workers in three countryside cities of the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon

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“…Among reported syphilis cases among ethically Roma people in Belgrade from 2010 to 2014, the average prevalence of syphilis among all reported subjects was 9.6% [139]. Heterosexual men made up the majority of cases.…”

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An Update on the Global Epidemiology of Syphilis

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“…On Europe, study conducted in 20 different country the percentage of syphilis prevalence was ranged from 0% to 9,6% 23 with the highest percentage from Serbia. 22 In Latin America, there was 2,6% syphilis prevalence occurred on Peru 24 , 9,9% on Brazil 25 , and 14,9 cases per 100 patients per year on Argentina. 26 On America, syphilis cases in 2013 to 2016 period were ranged from17,5 cases per 100.000 for white people, 23,1 cases per 100.000 persons for black people, and 10,9 cases per 100.000 persons for pacific Islander.…”

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“…10 In China, the prevalence of syphilis in blood donor 0,36% to 1,46%. 22,12 In Europe region, study of incidence of syphilis in Canada from 2010-2015 find that the infection ranged from 5 to 9,3 cases per 100.000 population with total of 3321 cases reported.…”

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Prevalence of Syphilis Cases Among Blood Donors in Bojonegoro

Nuraini

Muflikhah

2022

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Syphilis is a disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Syphilis could transmit through sexual intercourse, and can also occur in the vertical direction from the mother to the fetus, through blood products and, in some cases, through medical equipment. Among those, blood transfusions are the main way to spread the disease. WHO estimates that more than 1 million people worldwide are diagnosed with 4,444 sexually transmitted diseases daily. This study was using total 51351 blood sample obtained from blood donor in 2020 and 2021 in Blood Donor Unit (UDD PMI) Bojonegoro. The aim in this study was to find the prevalence of syphilis cases occurred in Blood Donor Unit (UDD PMI) Bojonegoro. This finding may have implication to increase people awareness in syphilis. This study was used descriptive study with cross sectional design and conducted by using cross tabulation as statistical analysis. The data showed that there was slight increase with 0.12% and 0.16% cases of confirmed syphilis in 2020 and 2021 respectively (P = 0,174). Total cases from 51351 blood samples, 71 (0,14%) blood samples were positive for syphilis. The highest cases in 2020 was occurred in January (7 cases) and highest cases in 2021 was occurred in October (13 cases). The conclusion of this study showed that the prevalence of syphilis was low in this study. Even though the percentage might be below 1% in this study, it is still a significant transfusion problem in blood donation quality purpose to be overcomed.

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Characteristics of gonorrhea and syphilis cases among the Roma ethnic group in Belgrade, Serbia

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

Prevalence of syphilis in female sex workers in three countryside cities of the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon

Prevalence of syphilis in female sex workers in three countryside cities of the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon

An Update on the Global Epidemiology of Syphilis

Prevalence of Syphilis Cases Among Blood Donors in Bojonegoro

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