Spatio-Temporal Distribution Characteristics of Syphilis: on the Scale of Towns (Streets) in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the spatio-temporal distribution characteristics and changing trends of syphilis in Nantong city.

Methods

Joinpoint regression model, spatial autocorrelation and SaTScan spatio-temporal scanning were used to analyze the trend of syphilis reported incidence and spatio-temporal distribution characteristics in Nantong City.

Results

From 2013 to 2022, the reported incidence of syphilis in Nantong City increased at an average annual rate of 6.60%, of which the increase rate of latent syphilis was 13.45%. The high-high clustering areas were mainly distributed in 15 streets of Chongchuan District and all streets of Nantong Development Zone. SaTScan spatio-temporal scanning detected a total of two clustering areas, all from 2021 to 2022. The first cl

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11957987 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature