STDs AND COVID-19

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SARS-CoV-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an infectious disease that was initially discovered in Wuhan, China.  On December 31, 2019, it was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO labeled the COVID-19 outbreak a worldwide health emergency on January 30, 2020. The disease is very contagious and has a high death rate. This pandemic has affected a wide swath of the world. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the services that go along with them are one such sector that is affected. In research from Sentís et al. (2021) said,

"We found that since the start of COVID-19 pandemic the number of STI reported cases was 51% less than expected, reaching an average of 56% during lockdown (50 and 45% during de-escalation and new normality) with a maximum decrease of 72% for chlamydia and minimum of 22% for syphilis."

The decline in STDs rate is due to several reasons:

  1. Fear of COVID-19 outbreak
  2. Job losses and insurance coverage disruptions have occurred in several nations as a result of these social and economic factors.
  3. Decrease in sexual activity.

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