Open AccessA Peek Into the Future: How a Pandemic Resulted in the Creation of Models to Predict the Impact on Sexually Transmitted Infection(s) in New York State (Excluding New York City)
Author(s) -
Manjiri M. Joshi,
Yingchao Yuan,
Wilson Miranda,
Rakkoo Chung,
Deepa T Rajulu,
Rachel Hart-Malloy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001377
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , pandemic , syphilis , covid-19 , demography , incidence (geometry) , sexually transmitted disease , gerontology , family medicine , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , disease , optics , pathology , outbreak
During the initial height of COVID-19 in New York State excluding New York City in March 2020, reports of sexually transmitted infections declined. Prediction models developed to estimate the incidence of early syphilis and gonorrhea during the COVID-19 pandemic were used to study impact on STI diagnoses/reporting and inform sexual health program planning.