Researchers at Catholic University of Korea Have Reported New Data on Urology (Sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infection in the elderly population of South Korea)

2019 MAY 31 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Investigators publish new report on Health and Medicine - Urology. According to news originating from Seoul, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “To study the sexual behavior and status of sexually transmitted urethritis (STU) in the elderly population of South Korea. Congregating places for elderly population, which were selected on the expected risk of sexually transmitted infections, were visited to study their sexual behavior, awareness on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and STU status using a specially developed survey and urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.”

Financial support for this research came from Korean Urological Association.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the Catholic University of Korea, “In addition, analysis of the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) database was done to study the nationwide status and trends of STU of the elderly population. The study found that approximately 42% of elderly South Koreans were sexually active. Elderlies in the high-risk group showed a higher percentage of multiple sexual partners and prostitution than elderlies in the low-risk group. Only 3% and 14% in the low-risk group and high-risk group used condoms, showing a very low rate of condom use. Both the urine PCR results and HIRA database analysis showed that the prevalence of STU was not high and it remained stable in recent years, implying that currently, STU is not a significant burden on public health in the elderly population of South Korea. The current study presented the sexual behavior in the elderly population of South Korea, as well as the recent prevalence and trend of STU in the elderly population.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “These results may be used as baseline data for future study, education, prevention and public campaign plan for STDs in the elderly population.”

For more information on this research see: Sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infection in the elderly population of South Korea. Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2019;60(3):202.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from H.Y. Kim, Dept. of Urology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include H.S. Choe, D.S. Lee, J.M. Yoo and S.J Lee.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.4111/icu.2019.60.3.202. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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