Awareness and knowledge of syphilis among different populations in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Liu Ying A , Tang Shaokai A , Ye Xingdong A B , He Wanping A , Li Jinliang A , Yang Qian A and Gao Kexian AA Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510 095, China.
B Corresponding author. Email: xingdongye@21cn.com
Sexual Health 10(3) 282-283 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH12181
Submitted: 18 June 2012 Accepted: 31 October 2012 Published: 15 March 2013
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness of different populations about syphilis in Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong Province, China. A questionnaire survey was conducted, and awareness rates of different groups were calculated. The results suggested that the awareness rates of syphilis knowledge in the surveyed subjects were low, and targeted health education and health promotion should be strengthened.
Additional keywords: drug users, detainees, education, sexually transmissible infections.
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