PMID- 18785472 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100528 LR - 20080912 IS - 0254-6450 (Print) IS - 0254-6450 (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 1 DP - 2008 Jan TI - [Study on the status of syphilis infection and its influence factors on pregnant women in Shenzhen]. PG - 23-6 AB - OBJECTIVE: Through questionnaire and screening, epidemiology of syphilis in pregnant women and related risk factors were studied, to develop effective policy and reducing the negative impact of the disease. METHODS: All pregnant women who appeared at the hospitals the first time, were included, in Shenzhen city. Tolulized Red Unheated Serum Test (TRUST) method was used for primary screening and positive results were confirmed by the Treponema Pallidum Particle Agglutination (TPPA) test at the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention (SZCDC). Positive patients were informed and treated and the pregnancies were managed accordingly at the SZCDC. RESULTS: From 2003-2005, 418,871 (94.7%) pregnant were screened. Epidemiological and treatment data were collected from 2019 positive cases of infectious syphilis (0.48%). Among them, 94.2% were between 20 and 35 years old, with 93.6% of them had only junior high school education and 63.4% of them worked as commercial services or jobless which was significantly higher than other occupations (OR = 8.628). 89.5% of them were from other cities, significantly higher than from local residents (OR = 8.733). Gestational weeks at original diagnosis was longer and the infection rate higher. CONCLUSION: The infection rate of syphilis in Shenzhen was still at a high level which was related to occupation, education level, place of residency, gestational weeks at first diagnosis etc. Further screening measures and early intervention were important. FAU - Cheng, Jin-quan AU - Cheng JQ AD - Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518020, China. FAU - Zhou, Hua AU - Zhou H FAU - Zhong, Wen-ming AU - Zhong WM FAU - Hong, Fu-chang AU - Hong FC FAU - Zhang, Dan AU - Zhang D FAU - Zhang, Ying-ji AU - Zhang YJ FAU - Pan, Peng AU - Pan P FAU - Cai, Yu-mao AU - Cai YM LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi JT - Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi JID - 8208604 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - China/epidemiology MH - Female MH - Gestational Age MH - Humans MH - Pregnancy MH - Risk Factors MH - Socioeconomic Factors MH - Syphilis/diagnosis/*epidemiology/*etiology MH - Young Adult EDAT- 2008/09/13 09:00 MHDA- 2010/05/29 06:00 CRDT- 2008/09/13 09:00 PHST- 2008/09/13 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/05/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/09/13 09:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2008 Jan;29(1):23-6.