The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Main Author: Bouceiro-Mendes, Rita
Publication Date: 2021
Other Authors: Borges-da-Costa, J.
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: Novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted health care in general and has disrupted our routines. Health care services were mostly directed towards the emergency response and containment measures to halt virus spreading have been applied worldwide. It has also indirectly impacted the transmission of other infections, including sexually transmitted infections (STI). For STI, physical distancing measures have the potential to decrease STI transmission whereas the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare resources with interruption of STI diagnosis and treatment drives in the opposite direction. The question is how the counterbalancing impact of these forces will affect the course of STI epidemic. In this article we review the current available data on the COVID-19 impact on sexual behaviours, STI services interruption and reported STI rates, including local data.
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spelling The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted InfectionsO Impacto da Pandemia COVID-19 nas Infeções Sexualmente TransmissíveisCOVID-19Sexual BehaviorSexually Transmitted DiseasesCOVID-19Comportamento SexualDoenças Sexualmente TransmissíveisNovel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted health care in general and has disrupted our routines. Health care services were mostly directed towards the emergency response and containment measures to halt virus spreading have been applied worldwide. It has also indirectly impacted the transmission of other infections, including sexually transmitted infections (STI). For STI, physical distancing measures have the potential to decrease STI transmission whereas the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare resources with interruption of STI diagnosis and treatment drives in the opposite direction. The question is how the counterbalancing impact of these forces will affect the course of STI epidemic. In this article we review the current available data on the COVID-19 impact on sexual behaviours, STI services interruption and reported STI rates, including local data.A doença provocada pelo novo coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19) tem causado um grande impacto nos serviços de saúde. Os serviços de saúde foram essencialmente dirigidos para a resposta à pandemia. Para diminuir a disseminação do vírus, medidas de confinamento foram aplicadas à escala planetária. Indiretamente, a COVID-19 influenciou também a transmissão de outras infeções, incluindo as infeções sexualmente transmissíveis (IST). Enquanto as medidas de distanciamento social têm potencial para diminuir a incidência de IST, o encerramento e a diminuição dos serviços de diagnóstico e tratamento de IST tendem a uma evolução oposta. A questão reside na forma como estas duas forças contraditórias se irão ajustar. Neste artigo revemos o impacto da COVID-19 na alteração dos comportamentos sexuais, na resposta das clínicas de IST e na incidência de IST, incluindo dados locais.Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia2021-10-17T00:00:00Zjournal articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.79.3.1325oai:ojs.revista.spdv.com.pt:article/1325Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology; Vol 79 No 3 (2021): July - September; 247-251Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia; v. 79 n. 3 (2021): Julho - Setembro; 247-2512182-24092182-2395reponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAPenghttps://revista.spdv.com.pt/index.php/spdv/article/view/1325https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.79.3.1325https://revista.spdv.com.pt/index.php/spdv/article/view/1325/918Copyright (c) 2021 Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBouceiro-Mendes, RitaBorges-da-Costa, J.2022-10-06T12:35:18Zoai:ojs.revista.spdv.com.pt:article/1325Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T10:31:32.083221Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections
O Impacto da Pandemia COVID-19 nas Infeções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
title The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections
spellingShingle The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections
Bouceiro-Mendes, Rita
COVID-19
Sexual Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
COVID-19
Comportamento Sexual
Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis
title_short The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections
title_full The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections
title_fullStr The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections
title_sort The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections
author Bouceiro-Mendes, Rita
author_facet Bouceiro-Mendes, Rita
Borges-da-Costa, J.
author_role author
author2 Borges-da-Costa, J.
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bouceiro-Mendes, Rita
Borges-da-Costa, J.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv COVID-19
Sexual Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
COVID-19
Comportamento Sexual
Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis
topic COVID-19
Sexual Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
COVID-19
Comportamento Sexual
Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis
description Novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted health care in general and has disrupted our routines. Health care services were mostly directed towards the emergency response and containment measures to halt virus spreading have been applied worldwide. It has also indirectly impacted the transmission of other infections, including sexually transmitted infections (STI). For STI, physical distancing measures have the potential to decrease STI transmission whereas the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare resources with interruption of STI diagnosis and treatment drives in the opposite direction. The question is how the counterbalancing impact of these forces will affect the course of STI epidemic. In this article we review the current available data on the COVID-19 impact on sexual behaviours, STI services interruption and reported STI rates, including local data.
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