Schofield C B
Br J Vener Dis. 1979 Aug;55(4):274-7. doi: 10.1136/sti.55.4.274.
Incidences of genital gonorrhoea in women higher or lower than expected occurred in patients aged 15--19 years four years after similar findings in those aged 10--14 years. This pattern was followed five years later in those aged 20--24, 11 years later in those aged 25--34, and 20 years later in those aged 35--44 years. Thus, cohorts of women at greater or lesser risk of acquiring gonorrhoea appear to exist. Most cohorts with a high incidence could be identified when in the 10--14 age group. Especially high rates of infection are predicted in the 25--34 age group in the mid-1980s and in the 35--44 age group in the late 1980s. These findings will affect the timing of health education on sexually transmitted diseases in schools and will demand a high degree of awareness among general practitioners, gynaecologists, and those working in family planning and well-women clinics of the possibility of gonorrhoea occurring in women in these age groups.
10至14岁女性出现类似情况四年后，15至19岁女性的生殖器淋病发病率高于或低于预期。五年后，20至24岁女性出现这种模式；11年后，25至34岁女性出现这种模式；20年后，35至44岁女性出现这种模式。因此，似乎存在感染淋病风险较高或较低的女性群体。大多数发病率高的群体在10至14岁年龄组时就能被识别出来。预计在20世纪80年代中期，25至34岁年龄组的感染率会特别高；在20世纪80年代后期，35至44岁年龄组的感染率会特别高。这些发现将影响学校性传播疾病健康教育的时机，并要求全科医生、妇科医生以及在计划生育和妇女健康诊所工作的人员高度意识到这些年龄组的女性有可能感染淋病。
