Temporary changes in STI & HIV testing & diagnoses across different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago IL
IntroductionWhile the U.S. has seen a sustained rise in STI cases over the past decade, the impact of the COVID-19 on STIs and HIV is unclear.MethodsTo examine the short- and medium-term impacts of COVID-19 and HIV and STI testing and diagnosis, we compared pre-pandemic trends to three periods of th...
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| description | IntroductionWhile the U.S. has seen a sustained rise in STI cases over the past decade, the impact of the COVID-19 on STIs and HIV is unclear.MethodsTo examine the short- and medium-term impacts of COVID-19 and HIV and STI testing and diagnosis, we compared pre-pandemic trends to three periods of the pandemic: early- pandemic, March-May 2020; mid-pandemic June 2020-May 2021; and late-pandemic, June 2021-May 2022. We compared average number of monthly tests and diagnoses, overall and by gender, as well as the monthly change (slope) in testing and diagnoses.ResultsWe find that after decreases in average monthly STI and HIV testing and diagnoses during the early- and mid-pandemic, cases were largely back to pre-pandemic levels by the late-pandemic, with some variation by gender.ConclusionChanges in testing and diagnoses varied by phase of the pandemic. Some key populations may require additional outreach efforts to attain pre-pandemic testing levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e27c7d9f9584a46a7d960c87ddcde162023-05-03T04:54:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Reproductive Health2673-31532023-05-01510.3389/frph.2023.10727001072700Temporary changes in STI & HIV testing & diagnoses across different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago ILMaria Pyra0Maria Pyra1Tommy Schafer2Laura Rusie3Magda Houlberg4Hale M. Thompson5Anu Hazra6Anu Hazra7Department of Data, Evaluation, & Epidemiology, Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL, United StatesInstitute for Sexual & Gender Minority Health & Wellbeing, Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartment of Data, Evaluation, & Epidemiology, Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartment of Data, Evaluation, & Epidemiology, Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartment of Data, Evaluation, & Epidemiology, Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartment of Data, Evaluation, & Epidemiology, Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartment of Data, Evaluation, & Epidemiology, Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL, United StatesDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United StatesIntroductionWhile the U.S. has seen a sustained rise in STI cases over the past decade, the impact of the COVID-19 on STIs and HIV is unclear.MethodsTo examine the short- and medium-term impacts of COVID-19 and HIV and STI testing and diagnosis, we compared pre-pandemic trends to three periods of the pandemic: early- pandemic, March-May 2020; mid-pandemic June 2020-May 2021; and late-pandemic, June 2021-May 2022. We compared average number of monthly tests and diagnoses, overall and by gender, as well as the monthly change (slope) in testing and diagnoses.ResultsWe find that after decreases in average monthly STI and HIV testing and diagnoses during the early- and mid-pandemic, cases were largely back to pre-pandemic levels by the late-pandemic, with some variation by gender.ConclusionChanges in testing and diagnoses varied by phase of the pandemic. Some key populations may require additional outreach efforts to attain pre-pandemic testing levels.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2023.1072700/fullHIV testingSTI testingCOVID- 19MSM (men having sex with men)transgender |
| spellingShingle | Maria Pyra Maria Pyra Tommy Schafer Laura Rusie Magda Houlberg Hale M. Thompson Anu Hazra Anu Hazra Temporary changes in STI & HIV testing & diagnoses across different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago IL Frontiers in Reproductive Health HIV testing STI testing COVID- 19 MSM (men having sex with men) transgender |
| title | Temporary changes in STI & HIV testing & diagnoses across different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago IL |
| title_full | Temporary changes in STI & HIV testing & diagnoses across different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago IL |
| title_fullStr | Temporary changes in STI & HIV testing & diagnoses across different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago IL |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temporary changes in STI & HIV testing & diagnoses across different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago IL |
| title_short | Temporary changes in STI & HIV testing & diagnoses across different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago IL |
| title_sort | temporary changes in sti hiv testing diagnoses across different phases of the covid 19 pandemic chicago il |
| topic | HIV testing STI testing COVID- 19 MSM (men having sex with men) transgender |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2023.1072700/full |
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