Open AccessDecreases in Reported Sexually Transmitted Infections During the Time of COVID-19 in King County, WA: Decreased Transmission or Screening?
Author(s) -
Anna Berzkalns,
Christina Thibault,
Lindley A. Barbee,
Matthew R. Golden,
Christine M. Khosropour,
Roxanne P. Kerani
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.0000000000001463
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , syphilis , transmission (telecommunications) , neisseria gonorrhoeae , chlamydia , urethritis , demography , gynecology , family medicine , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , electrical engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , sociology , engineering , biology
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington State's Stay Home, Stay Healthy (SHSH) order was implemented on March 24, 2020. We hypothesized that pandemic mitigation measures might reduce sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and/or transmission.