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Sexually Transmitted Infection Cases During COVID-19: Implications for Public Health

Year: 2025

Type: editorial

Abstract: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, sexual health care providers recognized that the global public health emergency would likely have an impact on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in complex and conflicting ways. As hundreds of millions stayed at home and social activities were suspended, sexual behaviors fundamentally changed. People across the globe reported having less casual sex, presumptively lowering their risk for acquiring and transmitting STIs.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308024

Authors: Thomas S. Fitzpatrick, Joseph D. Tucker

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Washington, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Reproductive tract infections research

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases