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Title: | Sexually transmitted infections in young people and factors associated with HIV coinfection: an observational study in a large city |
Author: | Sentís, Alexis Martin-Sanchez, Mario Arando, Maider Vall, Martí Barberá, Maria Jesús Ocaña, Inma González Cordón, Ana Alsina Gibert, Mercè Martin-Ezquerra, Gemma Knobel Freud, Hernando Javier Gurguí, Mercè Vives, Alvaro Coll, Josep Caylà i Buqueras, Joan A. García de Olalla, Patricia Miró Meda, José M. STI-HIV group of Barcelona |
Keywords: | Infeccions per VIH Adolescents Malalties de transmissió sexual Malalties infeccioses HIV infections Teenagers Sexually transmitted diseases Communicable diseases |
Issue Date: | 5-May-2019 |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
Abstract: | Objectives Young people are a critical target group for sexually transmitted infections (STI) surveillance due to their particular behavioural and social related vulnerability. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological characteristics and trends in the incidence of gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV and venereal lymphogranuloma (LGV) among 15-24-year-olds in Barcelona, and to determine factors associated with HIV coinfection. Design We performed a population-based incidence study covering the 2007-2015 period. Participants All new cases of STI HIV, gonorrhoea, infectious syphilis and LGV notified to the epidemiological surveillance system in Barcelona between 2007 and 2015. 1218 cases were studied: 84.6% were men, 19.3% were 15-19 years old and 50.6% were born in Spain. Among men, 73.7% were men who have sex with men (MSM); among women, 85.6% were women that have sex with men. Primary and secondary outcomes Incidence of HIV, gonorrhoea, infectious syphilis and LGV. HIV coinfection. Results There was an increase in the incidence of gonorrhoea, from 1.9 cases per 10 000 people in 2007 to 7.6/10 000 in 2015 (p<0.01), in MSM from 27.1 to 228.8/10 000 (p<0.01). The incidence of syphilis increased from 0.4/10 000 in 2007 to 3.1/10 000 in 2015 (significant in men only, p<0.01), in MSM from 18.1 to 116.9/10 000 (p<0.01). The incidence of HIV showed a non-significant increase in men (p=0.27), and that of LGV remained stable (p=0.59). Factors associated with increased risk of HIV coinfection included being MSM (adjusted OR[ORa]=14.14, 95% CI 3.34 to 59.91) and having >10 sexual partners (ORa=4.11, 95% CI 1.53 to 11.01) or STI diagnosis during the previous 12 months (ORa=2.06; 95% CI 1.13 to 3.77). Conclusions The incidence of gonorrhoea and syphilis among 15-24-year-olds increased, while HIV infection remained stable but with a high incidence among MSM. Being MSM, having sex with multiple partners and having a diagnosis of an STI in the previous 12 months were factors associated with HIV coinfection. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027245 |
It is part of: | BMJ Open, 2019, vol. 9, num. 5, p. e027245 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/146670 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027245 |
ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina) Articles publicats en revistes (IDIBAPS: Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) |
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