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Universidad y Salud
versión impresa ISSN 0124-7107versión On-line ISSN 2389-7066
Resumen
MARCONI, Agustina María; FALK-HANSON, Elizabeth C.; CRASS, Megan E. y CAMPBELL, Peter. COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing in a College Setting. Univ. Salud [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.3, pp.256-266. Epub 31-Ago-2022. ISSN 0124-7107. https://doi.org/10.22267/rus.222403.280.
Introduction:
COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on health systems. Many non-urgent visits were done virtually to limit exposure risks.
Objective:
Assess the impact of the pandemic on STI (sexually transmitted infections) testing in a college health setting.
Material and methods:
Quantitative assessment of the number of STI tests done, positive rates and percentage of “compliance to follow-up” for diagnosed STI from March to December 2020 and its comparison with historical data (2015-2019) at the University Health Services, UW-Madison. Measurement: Observed (2020) vs expected (2015-2019) number of STI tests, positive rates and compliance to follow-up testing for STIs.
Results:
The 2020 period showed a significant decrease in the number of tests done and an increase of positive rate when compared to historical data for total sample and per sex. There was a decrease in the percentage of follow-up for the entire sample and for females and an increase for males.
Conclusions:
In accordance with national data, our analysis shows significant declines in STI testing and follow-up during 2020 compared to previous years and an increase in positivity rate. A higher positivity with lower number of tests is likely due to triaging patients, facilitating testing for those at highest risk.
Palabras clave : Sexually Transmitted Infections; student health services; COVID-19 Pandemic.