Age- and Sex-Related Differences in Morbidities of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Children
| Autor: | Kira Bacal, Nobuoki Eshima, Osamu Tokumaru, Yumika Hino |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Surveillance data sex-related differences Neisseria gonorrhoeae Genital herpes simplex sexually transmitted diseases Chlamydia trachomatis Age and sex medicine.disease_cause urologic and male genital diseases Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine genital herpes simplex virus medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Obstetrics business.industry condylomata acuminate Public health lcsh:RJ1-570 lcsh:Pediatrics female genital diseases and pregnancy complications male-to-female morbidity ratio Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health business |
| Zdroj: | Children Volume 8 Issue 1 Children, Vol 8, Iss 40, p 40 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2227-9067 |
| Popis: | Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are causes of public health burden globally. The purpose of this study is to document age-specific and sex-related changes in the morbidity of four representative STDs in children. Japanese national surveillance data from 1999 to 2017 on morbidities of the following four STDs were analyzed by age and sex: Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), condylomata acuminate (CA), and genital herpes simplex virus (GHSV). The morbidities of males and females in each age group were compared through the male-to-female morbidity (MFM) ratios. The MFM ratios were not different from one in infants, less than one in children, and greater than one after puberty in all four STDs. The reversal of MFM ratio less than 1 to greater than 1 for NG infection was observed between 10&ndash 14 and 15&ndash 19 year of age, i.e., during the puberty, while that for GHSV infection was observed between 35&ndash 39 and 40&ndash 44 year of age, i.e., during adulthood. In conclusion, the morbidities of the four STDs were similar between the sexes in infants, and were higher in female children than in male children, while the morbidities in all four diseases were higher in men after puberty. |
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