Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Volume 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 286-292

Characteristics and sexually transmitted diseases of male rural migrants in a metropolitan area of eastern China (Article)

He N. , Detels R.* , Zhu J. , Jiang Q. , Chen Z. , Fang Y. , Zhang X. , Wu M. , Zhao Q.
  • a Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1771, United States, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • b Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1771, United States
  • c HIV/STD Laboratory, Shanghai Intl. Travel Hlthcare. Ctr., Shanghai, China
  • d Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • e Jiading Dist. Ctr. Dis. Contr. Prev., Shanghai, China
  • f HIV/STD Laboratory, Shanghai Intl. Travel Hlthcare. Ctr., Shanghai, China
  • g HIV/STD Laboratory, Shanghai Intl. Travel Hlthcare. Ctr., Shanghai, China
  • h Jiading Dist. Ctr. Dis. Contr. Prev., Shanghai, China
  • i Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Abstract

Goal: The goal of this study was to identify the correlates and determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among male rural migrants in Shanghai, China. Study: The authors conducted a community-based cross-sectional study with an anonymous questionnaire interview and collection of blood and first-void urine samples for STD screening. Results: One thousand eighty-six (85.3%) of 1273 male rural migrants approached were interviewed. Among the 986 sexually active migrants, the prevalence of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis was 3.5%, 0.5%, and 1.0%, respectively. None were infected with HIV. The prevalence of STDs was 3.2% for construction workers, 5.6% for market vendors, and 5.6% for factory workers. Risk factors for STDs were longer duration in Shanghai, frequent hometown visits, having multiple sex partners, and the desire to have multiple sex partners. Conclusions: The prevalence of STDs among male rural migrants is relatively low. Maintaining the current low prevalence can reduce the risk of an HIV epidemic among Shanghai migrants, but prevention messages need to be tailored to the low level of literacy in many migrants. Copyright © 2005, American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association. All rights reserved.

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Index Keywords

China rural area immigrant HIV Infections Human immunodeficiency virus infection correlation analysis construction work human middle aged controlled study Aged geographic distribution rural health Urban Health sexually transmitted disease academic achievement Cross-Sectional Studies Chlamydia Sexually Transmitted Diseases gonorrhea Humans Adolescent worker male risk factor Risk Factors questionnaire Syphilis prevalence Article epidemic infection prevention major clinical study adult infection risk Interviews Transients and Migrants chlamydiasis
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-17744375965&doi=10.1097%2f01.olq.0000152219.58592.9b&partnerID=40&md5=6bc1d19bd8346017f2ace6d4e20faa57
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000152219.58592.9b
ISSN: 01485717
Cited by: 49
Original Language: English