Sexually Transmitted Infection Diagnoses at Children's Hospitals During COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

COVID-19 mitigation strategies resulted in changes in health care access and utilization, which could negatively impact adolescents at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We evaluated changes in STI diagnoses during adolescent visits at children's hospitals during COVID-19.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the Pediatric Health Information System database comparing adolescent (11-18 years) hospital visits with an STI diagnosis by International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, code during COVID-19 (2020) to pre-COVID-19 (2017-2019). Data were divided into spring (March 15-May 31), summer (June 1-August 31), and fall (September 1-December 31). Median weekly visits and patient characteristics were compared using median reg

SUBMITTER: Masonbrink AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10750167 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature