Prevalence and associated factors of Treponema pallidum infection in a rural area of southwestern China.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Epidemiological data on Treponema pallidum infection are scarce from the southwestern region of China. The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution and determinants of T. pallidum infection in the region. METHODS:A community-based cross-sectional study of 2608 participants aged ≥14 years was conducted in a rural area of southwestern China in 2014-15. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic characteristics and other factors associated with T. pallidum infection. The diagnoses of T. pallidum, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections were determined by commercial test kits. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the correlates for T. pallidum infection, and adjusted odds rati

SUBMITTER: Shi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7268706 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature