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Worldwide STI burden and trends from 1990 to 2019 Investigators modelled STI data extracted from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, focusing on syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trichomonas and genital herpes. Although most countries showed a decrease in the age-standardised incidence rate of STIs, incident cases increased over time, possibly reflecting growth in sexually active populations and scaling up of STI testing. Globally, there were 48 677 million incident cases of STIs in 1990 vs 76 985 million in 2019. The highest burden was in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean; chlamydia and gonorrhoea also showed high incidence across Asia and in eastern Europe and central Asia, respectively. Alarmingly, adolescents had disproportionately high incidence rates, including an upward trend in syphilis in recent years. STIs remain a global public health challenge. Zheng Y, Yu Q, Lin Y, et al. Global burden and trends of sexually transmitted infections from 1990 to 2019:...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research