Sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infection in the elderly population of South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To study the sexual behavior and status of sexually transmitted urethritis (STU) in the elderly population of South Korea.

Materials and methods

Congregating places for elderly population, which were selected on the expected risk of sexually transmitted infections, were visited to study their sexual behavior, awareness on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and STU status using a specially developed survey and urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. In addition, analysis of the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) database was done to study the nationwide status and trends of STU of the elderly population.

Results

The study found that approximately 42% of elderly South Koreans were sexually active. Elderlies in the high-risk group showed a

SUBMITTER: Kim HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6495036 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature