The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections surveillance data: incidence drop or artefact?

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections surveillance data: incidence drop or artefact?

Abstract Background Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were increasing in Europe, and Spain and Catalonia were not an exception. Catalonia has been one of the regions with the highest number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Spain. The objective of this study was to es...

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Main Authors: Alexis Sentís, Albert Prats-Uribe, Evelin López-Corbeto, Marcos Montoro-Fernandez, Daniel Kwakye Nomah, Patrícia Garcia de Olalla, Lilas Mercuriali, Núria Borrell, Víctor Guadalupe-Fernández, Juliana Reyes-Urueña, Jordi Casabona, Catalan HIV and STI Surveillance Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Public health
Surveillance, communicable diseases
Sexually transmitted infections
Interrupted time series
COVID-19
Lockdown
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11630-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11630-x

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