title: Sexually transmitted disease prevalence and characteristics of market vendors in eastern China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have soared in China. To address the impact, we studied market stall vendors in eastern China.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The goal was to determine STD prevalence and predictors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1536 randomly selected market stall vendors were interviewed and tested for STDs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of any STD was 20.1% among those reporting sexual intercourse and 5.5% among those reporting never having sexual intercourse. Among those reporting sexual intercourse, chlamydia was most common (9.4%), followed by herpes (9.3%). A total of 4.5% of those reporting never having sexual intercourse had herpes infection, but none had chlamydia. Prevalence of all STDs was higher among females, and those with low education and multiple partners. The pharmacy was the major source of health care (48.8%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Generalizing from the results, targeting only STD clinic patients and persons reporting multiple partners for intervention will exclude a high proportion of those with STDs. More effective, less stigmatized sources of STD treatment should be developed.
authors: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1772, USA. detels@ucla.edu
authors: Roger
authors: R
authors: Detels
authors: Zunyou
authors: Z
authors: Wu
authors: Mary Jane
authors: MJ
authors: Rotheram
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Li
authors: Jihui
authors: J
authors: Guan
authors: Yueping
authors: Y
authors: Yin
authors: Guojun
authors: G
authors: Liang
authors: Martha
authors: M
authors: Lee
authors: Lihong
authors: L
authors: Hu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003132:Commerce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors