Table 1 Distribution of type of institutions for syphilis diagnosis (n = 83944) and reasons for syphilis testing (n = 25207) among reported syphilis cases (except congenital syphilis) living in Guangdong Province in 2014 to mid-2015

 Hospital

68061

(81%)

82%

(74%–88%)

 Health Center

5244

(6%)

2%

(2%–9%)

 Maternal child health center

5033

(6%)

7%

(4%–7%)

 Specialized disease prevention & treatment institution

4377

(5%)

4%

(2%–8%)

 Community health center & station

507

(1%)

0.1%

(0%–1%)

 Sub-district health center, village clinic, outpatient department, clinic

339

(0.4%)

0.3%

(0.1%–1%)

 CDC

204

(0.2%)

0.1%

(0.04%–0.3%)

 Center for blood collection & supply

11

(0.01%)

0%

(0%–0%)

 Others

168

(0.2%)

0.03%

(0%–0.2%)

 Non-STD clinic patient screening

9659

(38%)

41%

(34%–46%)

 STD clinic screening

5592

(22%)

13%

(9%–22%)

 Pre-surgery screening

5145

(20%)

23%

(18%–27%)

 Prenatal screening

1529

(6%)

7%

(5%–9%)

 Voluntary counselling and testing

1140

(5%)

4%

(2%–5%)

 Others, including testing initiated by community-based organization and occupation exposure

851

(3%)

2%

(1%–3%)

 Compulsory screening (for immigrant, blood recipient/donor/seller, new army recruits and staff in entertainment sites)

832

(3%)

3%

2%–6%)

 Pre-marital screening

281

(1%)

0.4%

(0.1%–1%)

 Screening for sex partners and children of positive cases

178

(1%)

1%

(0.3%–1%)