Sexually transmitted infections in Belgian general practices: a nationwide continuing surveillance study, data from 2015 to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The current study aims at describing sexually transmitted infections (STI) surveillance data collected from 2015 to 2020 as well as investigating patients' characteristics and risk factors in the sample population.

Background

Reported STI cases are continuously increasing in Europe. In Belgium, 94.1% of citizens have a regular general practitioner (GP) or are affiliated to a general practice. By using GPs for surveillance, STIs can be monitored in the general population. Between January 2015 and December 2020, the Sentinel General Practitioners (SGP) network retrospectively reported five STIs: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital warts, herpes, and syphilis.

Methods

In the SGP network database on STIs, participating GPs report on case-by-case basis through paper or onli

SUBMITTER: Bensemmane S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11569858 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature