title: Epidemiology of syphilis in Hungary between 1952 and 1996.
abstract: Trends in morbidity from syphilis in Hungary between 1952 and 1996 were analysed. The incidence of syphilis/100,000 inhabitants declined rapidly owing to the public health and therapeutic measures of the early 1950s (1952: total=73.6, early infections=60.2; 1962: total=13.7, early infections=8.7). After a temporary, slight increase until 1973 the number of reported syphilis cases declined continuously between 1978 and 1989 (1989: total=0.9, early infections=0.84). In 1994 a marked increase occurred when compared with 1993 (1993: total=early: 1.4. 1994: total=2.3, early infections=2.2). Incidence trends were statistically analysed using Chi-square test and linear regression. Chi-square analysis showed that the changes in the incidence of total and early syphilis are significant (P<0.00001) comparing the time intervals 1952-1962 with 1962-1966 and 1975-1979 with 1988-1992. The same trends were found using the linear regression test, except for the time interval of 1960-1973.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Várkonyi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tisza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horváth
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takácsy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berecz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kulcsár
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sárdy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000453:epidemiology