Control of sexually transmitted infections and global elimination targets, South-East Asia Region

Abstract

WHO global estimates for four common curable infections -syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis -have shown little change over three decades. 9-13 However, the proportion of new cases of sexually transmitted infections estimated for the WHO South-East Asia Region has declined by two thirds, from 118 million (35% of the global estimate) in the 1990s to 39 million (11% of the global estimate) in 2012. 8 Despite limitations in the methods used for these estimations, such a large magnitude of change requires further analysis

The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cases of and Deaths From AIDS, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C: Interrupted Time Series Analysis

“…However, over the past decade, several countries and regions have reported an increasing trend in reported cases of STDs and BBVs. From 2009 to 2019, reported syphilis cases in Sri Lanka and reported gonorrhea and syphilis cases in Thailand showed an increasing trend [ 35 ]. A similar trend has been observed in several European countries [ 36 ].…”

The Global Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections Estimated from 1990 to 2019

“…For countries with great control of sexually transmitted infections, solving the problem of the rebound in the transmission is a great challenge, which needs denser routine screening of STD. Specialized service of STIs depends heavily on the HIV funds, however, without abundant nancial support to maintain investment in primary prevention, the government can make screening and treatment of STIs part of the minimum basic service package provided by social health insurance for outpatients through recognized service providers private or non-governmental institutions), which will greatly contribute to the screening of sexually transmitted infections and increase selectivity 31 . Some scholars believe that under the above circumstances, the method of home sampling STI testing services can also be adopted for screening, which not only saves costs but also is more acceptable 32 .…”

“…In several sexually transmitted diseases, syphilis has the highest DALY rate and greatest in uence. Data on syphilis are more easily acquired and reliable, tracking syphilis trends contributed to monitoring overall control efforts for sexually transmitted infections 31 . longeracting penicillin G formulations are the cornerstone of syphilis treatment.…”

Global Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections: 1990 - 2019

“…The age-standardized DALYs rate showed decreasing trends in most regions, particularly Andean Latin America (EAPC = − 3.54; 95% UI: −3.86 to − The incidence of STIs still remains high and this conclusion has been proven by some regional studies. [8,9,11,19] The reason may due to the increase numbers of men who have sex with men [20] and adolescents patients. [21] Additionally, travel also plays an important role in the transmission of STIs.…”

“…[9] Reports from the South-East Asia region indicated more than 90% reductions in the prevalence or incidence of STIs from 1975 to 2005, while there is another wave of STIs being observed in the past 15 years. [11] However, the above studies[8, 9,11] only explored the burden of STIs in the speci c region rather than the changes worldwide. Additionally, the association between STIs and the economic status of each country has not been studied.…”