Epidemic characteristics of syphilis in Dongling District of Shenyang City from 2006-2010

[Objective]To analyze the incidence and epidemic levels of syphilis in Dongling District of Shenyang City in recent years,to explore its control measures,and provide scientific evidence for syphilis control. [Methods]The descriptive epidemiology was used to analyze the reported data about syphilis in Dongling District from 2006-2010. [Results]The annul incidence rate of syphilis was 29.46/100 000 from 2006 to 2010 in Dongling district of Shenyang,which showed an overall increasing trend(not including the data of 2010),and there was a significant difference of incidence rate between years(P0.01);Latent syphilis and phase II syphilis were the major,accounted for 76.16%,without significant seasonal peak;The ratio of male and female was 1.07∶1,and the incidence rate was 30.08/100 000 in male,and 28.83/100 000 in female,without significant difference between genders(P0.05);The young adult aged 20-59 years were sensitive to syphilis,accounted for 82.07 %.The patients unemployed,with housework,unknown occupation and farming occupied 85.02% of total cases. [Conclusion]It is necessary to strengthen sanitation propagandizing and health education,to increase people's preventive consciousness,to supervise the high-risk population of syphilis,to do well in screening and testing of syphilis,to standardize diagnosis and treatment of syphilis,to improve the accurate rate and promptness rate of diagnosis and report,and to carry on integrated intervention in order to minimize the high-risk factors of syphilis spread.