Sexually transmitted infections in the non-European Union and European Economic Area of the World Health Organization European Region 2021-2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a significant public health challenge and have an impact on sexual and reproductive health. European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries report data annually on the number of cases of syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia, and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. No similar system exists for the non-EU/EEA countries in the WHO European Region, and therefore, the sub-regional overview was unclear due to the limited data availability and inconsistency.

Methods

We conducted a survey among 24 WHO member states in the WHO European Region that did not belong to the EU/EEA as of June 2024. The survey collected data on STI surveillance systems and numbers o

SUBMITTER: Otani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023690 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature