Trends of chlamydia and gonorrhea infections by anatomic sites among men who have sex with men in south China: a surveillance analysis from 2018 to 2022

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 2484 - 10
• Main Authors: Xu, Wenqian, Li, Haiyi, Zhao, Peizhen, Wang, Jinshen, Liang, Peng, Wang, Cheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 12.09.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Care and treatment; China - epidemiology; Chlamydia; Chlamydia Infections - epidemiology; Condoms; Data collection; Diagnosis; Drug use; Education; Enzymes; Ethnicity; Gays & lesbians; Gonorrhea; Gonorrhea - epidemiology; Health aspects; Health services; Hepatitis C; HIV; Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Male; Marital status; Men who have sex with men (MSM); Mens health; Middle Aged; MSM (Men who have sex with men); Outreach services; Prevalence; Prevention; Public health; Questionnaires; Rectum; Risk factors; Sexual behavior; Sexual health; Sexual partners; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social aspects; Sociodemographics; STD; Surveillance; Syphilis; Trends; Urethra - microbiology; Urine; Young Adult; China; United States > US; Men who have sex with men (MSM); Gonorrhea; Chlamydia; Surveillance

Chlamydia and gonorrhea notifications are rapidly rising in men who have sex with men (MSM). Currently, there are limited data on the prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea across various anatomical sites. Our study aimed to explore the prevalence, association and changing trends of urethral and rect...