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KMID : 1143420200130150911
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Public Health Weekly Report
2020 Volume.13 No. 15 p.911 ~ p.933
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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Surveillance in the Republic of Korea, 2014-2018
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Oh Eun-Jung
Jang Yu-Mi
Cha Jeong-Ok
Kong In-Sik
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Abstract
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), often referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are spread through
human-to-human sexual contact. To date, more than 30 types of STI pathogens have been identified. To review the status
of STIs in Korea, this study analyzed the 2014-2018 data reported in an integrated disease and health control system.
More specifically, this study examined six types of STIs (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, chancroid, genital herpes, and
condyloma acuminata). Among them, syphilis was reported to mandatory surveillance whereas genital herpes, chlamydia, condyloma acuminata, gonorrhea, and chancroid were reported to sentinel surveillance. According to the reported results of surveillance, the number of syphilis cases increased 2.4 times among individuals in their 20s and 30s compared to the reported results of the same age group in 2014. In addition, the number of syphilis cases in individuals 60 years of age and over showed a rapid increase of 22.6 times. chlamydia increased more than 3.5 times in 2014 among individuals in their 60s and increased over 3.0 times among individuals of the same age group in 2014. Genital herpes cases increased 3.8 times among individuals 60 years of age and over compared to the same age group in 2014, while cases among individuals in their 50s increased 3.4 times. Most notably, syphilis cases increased markedly among individuals 60 years of age and over. This study found that the incidence of syphilis, gonorrhea and condyloma acuminata was high among males. However, genital herpes and chlamydia was relatively high among females. These results may be due to a variety of factors related to the occurrence of STIs, such as recent changes in society’s sexual attitudes, sexual behavior and activity as well as a rapidly aging population. This study suggested that it is time for the Korean government to develop and strengthen measures for monitoring and managing STIs by carefully analyzing their status.
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KEYWORD
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Sexually transmitted infections, Syphilis, Genital herpes, Chlamydia, Condyloma acuminata, Gonorrhea, Chancroid, Sexually transmitted diseases
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