Repeal of mandated premarital tests for syphilis: a survey of state health officers.
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 71 (2) , 155-159
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.71.2.155
Abstract
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.Keywords
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