Divergent trends of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), syphilis, and gonorrhea in China: a national age-period-cohort analysis, 2006-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain a significant public health challenge globally and in China. This study analyzes incidence trends of three nationally notifiable STDs to assess their disease burden.

Methods

Based on national surveillance data (2006-2020) from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, this study analyzed incidence trends of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), syphilis, and gonorrhea using joinpoint regression. Age-period-cohort modeling was subsequently employed to evaluate the independent effects of age, period, and birth cohort. Rate ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to quantify these associations.

Results

Between 2006 and 2020, China observed a s

SUBMITTER: Tuo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12741117 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature