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Table 2 Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections by recruitment regions among female sex workers in Republic of Korea, 2014

From: Risk factors of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Republic of Korea

 

Syphilis

Gonorrhea

Chlamydia

Positive (n)

Percentage (%)

Positive (n)

Percentage (%)

Positive (n)

Percentage (%)

Seoul metropolitan city (Capital)

 A (n = 53)

3

(5.7)

1

(1.9)

4

(7.5)

 B (n = 128)

10

(7.8)

0

(0.0)

16

(12.5)

 C (n = 60)

5

(8.3)

0

(0.0)

6

(10.0)

 D (n = 99)

0

(0.0)

1

(0.1)

11

(11.1)

Gyeonggi province

 E (n = 68)

0

(0.0)

1

(1.5)

6

(8.8)

 F (n = 67)

1

(1.5)

0

(0.0)

8

(11.9)

Gangwon province

 G (n = 18)

0

(0.0)

1

(5.6)

2

(11.1)

Gyeonsang province

 H (n = 132)

1

(0.8)

1

(0.8)

11

(8.3)

 I (n = 52)

0

(0.0)

3

(5.8)

4

(7.7)

Jeolla province

 J (n = 97)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

16

(16.5)

Total (N = 774)

20

(2.6)

8

(1.0)

84

(10.9)

  1. Note: only the sample who participated in both urine and blood tests were considered as a denominator