Assessment of modified and unmodified social and demographic factors for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

Keywords: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, risk factors.

Abstract

Annotation. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, due to their growth and related complications, have reached the point where they begin to significantly affect the quality of life and even mortality. This indicates that the problem has gone beyond the purely medical framework, entering the range of critical social tasks. The aim: to study and analyze the main social and demographic factors of the origin and spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases to further determine their prognostic significance and assess the impact on the level of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among adults. А one-step retrospective epidemiological study involved 421 patients with confirmed Sexually Transmitted Diseases (syphilis, gonococcal infection, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, mycoplasmosis, gardnerellosis), who sought medical help in public secondary tertiary care. The survey was conducted using an anonymous questionnaire, which included three blocks of 43 questions and informed consent. The age distribution of patients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases by nosology allowed to determine their rank in each group: up to 20 years – trichomoniasis (36.8±7.8%), syphilis (26.3±7.1%), gonorrhea (18.4±6.2%); 20.1-40 years and older than 40 years – trichomoniasis (28.5±2.5% and 33.8±5.6%), syphilis (19.5±2.2% and 29.6±5.4%) and gardnerellosis (17.9±2.1% and 11.3±3.7%), respectively. The largest number of respondents by social status were workers (41.3±2.4%), and every third was unemployed (27.3±2.2%). Only 62 (15%) persons had higher education, while 142 subjects were in a registered marriage (33.7±2.3%), others had free sexual relations (66.3%). It is proved that the social and demographic risk groups for the occurrence and spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases are: unmodified (sex – women; age – 20.1-40 years), modified (type of residence – rural; education – people without higher education; social status – unemployed and workers; marital – persons who are not in a registered marriage).

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Published
2022-06-14
How to Cite
Komar, O. M., & Pidlisna, I. V. (2022). Assessment of modified and unmodified social and demographic factors for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Reports of Vinnytsia National Medical University, 26(2), 298-301. https://doi.org/10.31393/reports-vnmedical-2022-26(2)-21
Section
SOCIAL MEDICINE, ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH PROTECTION