Longitudinal Study of Self-Reported Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence by Gender and Age up to Age Thirty-Two Years

Abstract

These unique data, comprising repeated assessment of reported behaviors and STIs in the same population, show that the period before age 21 is a time of special risk for STIs for women and of lower risk for men. The low risk among women aged 26 to 32 years after adjustment for sexual behavior warrants further investigation.

Underreporting of communicable diseases in the prefecture of Achaia, western Greece, 1999-2004 – missed opportunities for early intervention

“…At least 50% of cases in our survey were in children indicating that even though each infectious disease has a specific pattern, children are one of the most affected groups [25][26][27]. However, an over-representation of children in our data cannot be excluded since one of the three hospitals in the study was a paediatric one.…”

Self-reported STIs and sexual health checks in a cross-sectional study of gay and bisexual men in New Zealand

“…Although there is no comparable contemporary data from the general population, STIs in the past year were more common in our sample than annually among all men in a New Zealand birth cohort from sexual debut to age 32 12. The most recent national survey of sexual behaviour undertaken over 20 years ago found just over half (54%) of the MSM reported ever having an STI, more than five times that of all men,13 and in a 1996 national self-selected survey of 1852 gay and bisexual men, 37% reported ever having an STI 12…”

“…The most recent national survey of sexual behaviour undertaken over 20 years ago found just over half (54%) of the MSM reported ever having an STI, more than five times that of all men,13 and in a 1996 national self-selected survey of 1852 gay and bisexual men, 37% reported ever having an STI 12…”

HSV-2 incidence by sex over four age periods to age 38 in a birth cohort: Table 1

“…Risk increased with numbers of partners as for other STIs 10. Nevertheless, an increasing proportion of infections occurred among women without multiple partners in the older age periods, with nearly half of all infections from ages 32 to 38 in this group; this pattern was not seen for men.…”

“…Of relevance clinically, peak incidence of HSV-2 infection occurs at older ages than bacterial STIs,10 and later in men than in women. Moreover, the diagnosis of HSV-2 should be considered even among those who report one partner, of particular relevance for pregnant women because of the risk of neonatal transmission.…”