Korean J Dermatol.  2001 Nov;39(11):1253-1258.

An Epidemiological Evaluation on the Sexual Partners of Male Patients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Shin YI
• Kim JH

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In the management of patients with sexually transmitted diseases(STD), contact tracing is fundamental to get the information of sexual partners to be responsible of STD transmission.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to obtain statistical data of the sexual partners for more effective STD control. METHOD: In order to obtain statistical knowledge of the sexual partners, we retrospectively reviewed medical records of 11,333 male patients who visited the Venereal Disease Clinic of Choong-Ku Public Health Center in Seoul from January 1986 to December 1995.
RESULTS
As the source of STD transmission for 11,333 male patients, the so called 'high risk groups' comprised 77.6% including prostitutes 38.3%, bar girl 18.9% and call girl 20.6%. In other groups, the so called 'low risk groups' are as follows; girl friends 10.4%, acquaintance 7.6% and wife 3.5%. In regard to prevalence of STD, nongonococcal urethritis and gonorrhea comprised 46.4% and 42.9%, respectively while chancroid, syphilis, herpes progenitalis and condyloma acuminatum were 2.2%, 0.9%, 0.9% and 1.0% respectively.
CONCLUSION
We obtained the epidemiological data of the sexual partners of patients with STD. This will help us make STD prevention strategies.

Keyword

Sexually transmitted diseases; Sexual partners; Epidemiologic study

MeSH Terms

Chancroid
Contact Tracing
Epidemiologic Studies
Female
Friends
Gonorrhea
Humans
Male*
Medical Records
Prevalence
Public Health
Retrospective Studies
Seoul
Sex Workers
Sexual Partners*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases*
Spouses
Syphilis
Urethritis