Closing Sexual Health Service Gaps With a New Service Model in Germany: Performance of an on-Site Integrated, Cross-Sectoral, Low Threshold Sexually Transmitted Infections/HIV Counseling and Treatment Service.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In Germany, the incidence of bacterial sexual transmitted infections (STI) is on the rise and still high for HIV infections. The Center for Sexual Health Freiburg (CSHF) was established to offer low threshold access for STI/HIV counseling, testing, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and on-site treatment. The objective of this study was to analyze the performance of CSHF.

Methods

Longitudinal study that includes all clients presenting between 1 May 2020 and 28 February 2021 at CSHF and willing to sign informed consent.

Results

In the study period, 536 clients presented at CSHF of whom 417 clients were included in the study resulting in 668 client contacts. Clients' median age was 28.1 years (range: 18.0-73.1), 55.9% were men, 42.0% were women, 0.3% were tran

SUBMITTER: Muller MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9082412 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature