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Temporary changes in STI & HIV testing & diagnoses across different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago IL
Maria Pyra1,2, Tommy Schafer1, Laura Rusie1
1Department of Data, Evaluation, & Epidemiology, Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL, United States.
Introduction:
While the U.S. has seen a sustained rise in STI cases over the past decade, the impact of the COVID-19 on STIs and HIV is unclear.
Methods:
To examine the short- and medium-term impacts of COVID-19 and HIV and STI testing and diagnosis, we compared pre-pandemic trends to three periods of the pandemic: early- pandemic, March-May 2020; mid-pandemic June 2020-May 2021; and late-pandemic, June 2021-May 2022. We compared average number of monthly tests and diagnoses, overall and by gender, as well as the monthly change (slope) in testing and diagnoses.
Results:
We find that after decreases in average monthly STI and HIV testing and diagnoses during the early- and mid-pandemic, cases were largely back to pre-pandemic levels by the late-pandemic, with some variation by gender.
Conclusion:
Changes in testing and diagnoses varied by phase of the pandemic. Some key populations may require additional outreach efforts to attain pre-pandemic testing levels.
