title: Homosexuality and venereal disease in the United Kingdom. A second study. British Co-operative Clinical Group.
abstract: The proportion of homosexually acquired cases of primary and secondary syphilis in patients attending venereal disease clinics in the United Kingdom has risen from 42.4% to 54% over a six-year period. Similarly, over the same period, the proportion of homosexually acquired cases of gonorrhoea has risen from 9.8% to 10.9%. The increase in incidence of homosexually acquired infections in both diseases occurred in all areas but particularly in London. Thus the very considerable epidemiological importance of male homosexuals as a high-risk group should receive more, not less, emphasis.
mesh_terms: D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006113:United Kingdom