Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Volume 30, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 661-663

Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among Latino immigrant day laborers in an urban setting - San Francisco (Article)

Wong W.* , Tambis J.A. , Hernandez M.T. , Chaw J.K. , Klausner J.D.
  • a Div. of Appl. Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Dis. Ctrl./Prevention, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sexually Transmitted Dis. P./C. S., Pop. Health and Prevention Division, Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, United States, STD Prevention and Control Services, S. Francisco Dept. of Public Health, 1360 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States
  • b Sexually Transmitted Dis. P./C. S., Pop. Health and Prevention Division, Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • c Sexually Transmitted Dis. P./C. S., Pop. Health and Prevention Division, Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • d Sexually Transmitted Dis. P./C. S., Pop. Health and Prevention Division, Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • e Sexually Transmitted Dis. P./C. S., Pop. Health and Prevention Division, Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, United States

Abstract

Background: Although rural Latino migrant laborers have been identified as a group at-risk for acquiring HIV, few studies have examined transmitted diseases (STDs) in urban, Latino migrant laborers. Goal: To assess the prevalence of STDs in a sample of urban, migrant day laborers in San Francisco. Study Design: A convenience sample of participants in the Day Laborer Project of the San Francisco Department of Public Health was screened for STDs from September 1994 to January 2001. Screening included serologic tests for syphilis and nucleic acid amplification tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia. Results: A total of 292 clients participated in the screening program. All participants were male, Latino, and recent immigrants. Of the 235 persons screened for syphilis, secondary syphilis was diagnosed in one (0.4%) participant. Of the 198 persons screened for gonorrhea and chlamydia, 1 (0.5%) had gonorrhea and 7 (3.5%) had chlamydia. Conclusion: Urban Latino migrant day laborers are a population at-risk for infection with STDs. Community-based STD screening programs might be an effective way to detect STDs in this population.

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urban population immigrant sexual behavior public health service mass screening human infection rate middle aged ethnic group Aged screening test San Francisco Hispanic Americans sexually transmitted disease heterosexuality United States health program gonorrhea homosexuality bisexuality Humans male Syphilis prevalence Article Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial major clinical study adult serology Transients and Migrants nucleic acid amplification chlamydiasis
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DOI: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000079522.04451.CB
ISSN: 01485717
Cited by: 28
Original Language: English