Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- 제7권2호
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- Pages.293-298
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- 1974
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- 1975-8375(pISSN)
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- 2233-4521(eISSN)
도시(都市)에 있어서의 외국인(外國人)을 상대로 한 위안부(慰安婦)에 대한 성병관리(性病管理)
A Study of Venereal Diseases Control for Prostitutes and Playmates of Foreign Soldier in a Urban Area
초록
This study was carried out to contribute to the control of Venereal diseases amnog prostitutes living aroung US army camps in Daegu area. The status of those who registrated in our Bongdeok Venereal Diseases Clinic was observed during a year from October 1, 1973 to September 31, 1974. Most of them were playmates of foreign soldiers. Forty eight percent of the total 241 were 20 to 24 years in age. About 70 percent were under elementary school level in educational background. The reason for prostitution was hard living and economic problems in about 94 percent of the cases studied. The cases studied within one year from the present time were 104, 43.3 percent. Although the full number of monthly vistits in eight or nine (Two times a week), the monthly mean was found to be 5.5. The result of cardiolipin test was 4.6 percent positive and 9.3 percent, false positive. Gram negative diplococci was found to be 4.3 percent, pus cell, 49 percent and staphylocci 18.1 percent. The patients were chiefly cured by ampicillin and kanamycin, although procain penicillin was also used. More control mathods must be introduced and promoted along with tracing methods and cultures for gonorrhea.
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