Mindel A, McHugh L, Christie E, Chung C, Berger T
Sexually Transmitted Infections Research Centre (STIRC) and University of Sydney, Australia.
Int J STD AIDS. 2009 Nov;20(11):785-9. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009072. Epub 2009 Sep 30.
Genital herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide. We established a web-based survey to determine risk for genital herpes and encourage people to attend for herpes simplex virus testing. A survey was established on the Australian Herpes Management Forum (AHMF) website, consisting of 16 demographic and sexual health-related questions. Each question carried a numerical risk-weighting based on epidemiological data; the higher the overall score, the greater the risk of herpes. To determine how representative our sample was in relation to age and sex, we compared our survey with Australian Census data. Between October 2006 and August 2007 there were 5572 responses, 4358 (92%) were Australian. Compared with the Australian population, the survey population had a higher proportion of individuals aged less than 34 years, and a lower population over 55. Six hundred and eighty-six (13.8%) were classified as low risk, 2558 (51.6%) as medium risk and 1710 (34.5%) as high risk of having acquired genital herpes. In total, 39% reported four or fewer, and 38% reported 10 or more, sex partners in their lifetime. A large number of individuals participated in this survey, confirming that the Internet is a useful tool for health promotion for genital herpes.
生殖器疱疹是全球最常见的性传播感染之一。我们开展了一项基于网络的调查，以确定生殖器疱疹的风险，并鼓励人们接受单纯疱疹病毒检测。在澳大利亚疱疹管理论坛（AHMF）网站上设立了一项调查，包含16个人口统计学和性健康相关问题。每个问题根据流行病学数据赋予一个数值风险权重；总分越高，感染疱疹的风险越大。为了确定我们的样本在年龄和性别方面的代表性如何，我们将我们的调查与澳大利亚人口普查数据进行了比较。在2006年10月至2007年8月期间，共收到5572份回复，其中4358份（92%）来自澳大利亚。与澳大利亚人口相比，调查人群中年龄小于34岁的个体比例较高，55岁以上的人口比例较低。686人（13.8%）被归类为低风险，2558人（51.6%）为中等风险，1710人（34.5%）为感染生殖器疱疹的高风险。总体而言，39%的人报告其一生中的性伴侣为4个或更少，38%的人报告为10个或更多。大量个体参与了这项调查，证实互联网是促进生殖器疱疹健康宣传的有用工具。
