Felman Y M
Am J Public Health. 1981 Feb;71(2):155-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.71.2.155.
Statistics on the mandated premarital tests for syphilis (PMSTs) in the United States for the year 1978 were analyzed to determine whether this program is epidemiologically and economically effective. Overall close to four million PMSTs contributed 1.27 per cent of the tests found positive for infectious syphilis in the 44 states where PMSTs are mandated. Of all mandated PMSTs, only one in 8,461 was positive for infectious syphilis. In a companion study, venereal disease control officers were canvassed for their opinions regarding the retention or abolition of the mandatory tests. Out of 44 states which mandated tests, only 13 respondents favored retention while 31 found the program unsatisfactory, preferred abolition or changes, or were undecided.
对1978年美国梅毒婚前强制检测（PMST）的统计数据进行了分析，以确定该项目在流行病学和经济方面是否有效。总体而言，在强制进行PMST的44个州中，近400万次PMST检测出的感染性梅毒阳性病例占所有检测阳性病例的1.27%。在所有强制进行的PMST中，每8461次检测中只有1次感染性梅毒呈阳性。在一项配套研究中，调查了性病防治官员对保留或废除强制检测的意见。在44个强制进行检测的州中，只有13名受访者赞成保留，而31名受访者认为该项目不尽人意，倾向于废除或进行改革，或未作决定。
