Comparison of syphilis distribution in sex-workers of India and Ukraine

Abstract

Introduction: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by Treponema pallidum, which can also be transmitted via accidental direct inoculation, transplacental during pregnancy and rarely via blood transfusion. The annual mortality rate per 100,000 people from syphilis in Ukraine on average is 2.9% a year. For men, the health burden of syphilis in Ukraine, as measured in years of healthy life lost per 100,000 men, peaks at age 65-69. Women are harmed at the highest rate from syphilis in Ukraine at age 1-4 years, whereas, it was least harmful to women at age 10-14.