Screening for syphilis in arrestees: usefulness for community-wide syphilis surveillance and control

• Published in: Sexually transmitted diseases Vol. 29; no. 3; p. 150
• Main Authors: Kahn, Richard H, Scholl, Daniel T, Shane, Simon M, Lemoine, Anne L, Farley, Thomas A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2002
• Subjects: Adult; Case-Control Studies; Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Louisiana - epidemiology; Male; Mass Screening; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Population Surveillance; Prevalence; Prisoners - statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; Syphilis - epidemiology; Syphilis - prevention & control; Louisiana

Syphilis screening of jail arrestees has been promoted as an effective method for both disease control and surveillance. To evaluate the yield of the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail screening program in detecting previously undiagnosed syphilis, to evaluate the program as a means for monitoring communi...