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- Title
Spatiotemporal Clusters and Trend of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection in Korea.
- Authors
Yeong Hoon Kim; Hye-Jin Ahn; Dongjae Kim; Ho-Woo Nam
- Abstract
This study was done to provide an overview of the latest trichomoniasis status in Korea by finding disease clusters and analyzing temporal trends during 2012-2020. Data were obtained from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) of Korea. SaTScan and Joinpoint programs were used for statistical analyses. Gyeonggi-do had the highest average population and highest number of cases. The high incidence of T. vaginalis infections were observed among women aged 40-49 and 30-39 years (33,830/year and 33,179/year, respectively). Similarly, the 40-49 and 30-39 age group in men showed the highest average cases (1,319/year and 1,282/year, respectively). Jeollabuk-do was the most likely cluster, followed by Busan/Gyeongsangnam-do/Ulsan/Daegu and Jeju-do and Gwangju. Urban and rural differences were prominent. Trichomoniasis has decreased significantly in most clusters, except for Incheon. Trichomoniasis was decreasing in women recently after peaking around 2014. Men showed different trends according to age. Trichomoniasis was increasing in the 10-39 age groups, but decreasing in the 40-59 age groups. This study might provide an analytic basis for future health measures, policy-makers, and health authorities in developing effective system for prevention of trichomoniasis.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; TRICHOMONIASIS; TRICHOMONAS vaginalis; RURAL-urban differences; DISEASE clusters; AGE groups
- Publication
Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2022, Vol 60, Issue 2, p97
- ISSN
0023-4001
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3347/kjp.2022.60.2.97