Changes in testing and diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections and HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chang, Jennifer J.; Chen, Qiaoling; Dionne-Odom, Jodie; Hechter, Rulin C.; Bruxvoort, Katia J.

Changes in testing and diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections and HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Authors

Chang, Jennifer J.

Chen, Qiaoling

Dionne-Odom, Jodie

Hechter, Rulin C.

Bruxvoort, Katia J.

Issue Date

2022-04-23

Type

Article

Language

en_US

Keywords

Sexually Transmitted Infections , Testing and Diagnoses

Abstract

We evaluated changes in rates of testing and diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections during the 2017–2020 period at Kaiser Permanente Southern California. During the COVID-19 pandemic period, we observed profound reductions in testing and fewer diagnoses of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV compared with prepandemic periods, but syphilis diagnoses rates increased by 32%.

Citation

Chang, J. J., Chen, Q., Dionne-Odom, J., Hechter, R. C., & Bruxvoort, K. J. (2022). Changes in Testing and Diagnoses of Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sexually transmitted diseases, 49(12), 851–854. https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001639

Publisher

Sexually Transmitted Diseases