Gonorrhoea: a systematic review of prevalence reporting globally.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends periodic gonorrhoea prevalence assessments in the general population or proxies thereof (including pregnant women, women attending family planning clinics, military recruits, and men undergoing employment physicals for example) and in population groups at increased risk, including men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) and sex workers.

Method

We evaluated reported prevalence data, including estimates from proxy general population samples to reflect the WHO recommendations. We describe the outcomes from the general population country-by-country and extend previous reviews to include MSM, sex workers, and extragenital infections.

Result and conclusion

In our systematic search, 2015 titles were reviewed (January 2010-Apr

SUBMITTER: Whelan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8582208 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature