Lazdane G, Bukovskis M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Academy of Latvia, Riga.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Suppl. 1997;164:128-31.
According to the UN definition the Baltic countries belong to the group of countries whose economy is in transition. This transition period has created changes in life-style, priorities and living standards. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence, distribution and control of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the Baltic countries and to draw some comparisons with data from Scandinavia. We have compared the official statistical data concerning STDs from 1991-94 in all three Baltic countries and have attempted to obtain information about the way these reports are collected. We have come to the following conclusions: -the incidence rate of STD in the Baltic countries is increasing, -the average age of patients suffering from STDs is decreasing, -the specificity of the diagnostic methods used for STDs (especially Chlamydia trachomatis) needs to be improved. Facilities for diagnosing HSV and HPV should be made available.
根据联合国的定义，波罗的海国家属于经济转型国家群体。这一转型期给生活方式、优先事项和生活水平带来了变化。本研究的目的是确定波罗的海国家性传播疾病（STD）的发病率、分布情况及控制措施，并与斯堪的纳维亚的数据进行一些比较。我们比较了所有三个波罗的海国家1991 - 1994年关于性传播疾病的官方统计数据，并试图获取有关这些报告收集方式的信息。我们得出了以下结论：——波罗的海国家性传播疾病的发病率在上升；——患性传播疾病患者的平均年龄在下降；——用于性传播疾病（尤其是沙眼衣原体）的诊断方法的特异性需要提高。应提供诊断单纯疱疹病毒和人乳头瘤病毒的设施。
