Open AccessIncidence of syphilis infection and syphilis-related care utilization among adolescents and young adults living with HIV
Author(s) -
Stephen Bonett,
Vicky Tam,
Anjali Singapur,
Jungwon Min,
Helen Koenig,
Sarah Wood
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of std and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.673
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1758-1052
pISSN - 0956-4624
DOI - 10.1177/09564624211048774
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , incidence (geometry) , cohort , cohort study , hazard ratio , men who have sex with men , demography , pediatrics , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , confidence interval , physics , optics , sociology
Incidence of syphilis has been rising in recent years and disproportionately affects young adults, racial/ethnic minority men, and people living with HIV. This study describes patterns of syphilis infection and syphilis-related care utilization among adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYALH) in Philadelphia.