A Peek Into the Future: How a Pandemic Resulted in the Creation of Models to Predict the Impact on Sexually Transmitted Infection(s) in New York State (Excluding New York City)

Manjiri Joshi; Yingchao Yuan; Wilson Miranda; Rakkoo Chung; Deepa T Rajulu; Rachel Hart-Malloy

doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001377

A Peek Into the Future: How a Pandemic Resulted in the Creation of Models to Predict the Impact on Sexually Transmitted Infection(s) in New York State (Excluding New York City)

Sex Transm Dis. 2021 May 1;48(5):381-384. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001377.

Authors

Manjiri Joshi¹, Yingchao Yuan¹, Wilson Miranda¹, Rakkoo Chung², Deepa T Rajulu³, Rachel Hart-Malloy

Affiliations

¹ From the Office of Sexual Health and Epidemiology.
² Center for Program Development, Implementation, Research and Evaluation.
³ Division of HIV/STD Epidemiology, Evaluation and Partner Services, AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health.

Abstract

During the initial height of COVID-19 in New York State excluding New York City in March 2020, reports of sexually transmitted infections declined. Prediction models developed to estimate the incidence of early syphilis and gonorrhea during the COVID-19 pandemic were used to study impact on STI diagnoses/reporting and inform sexual health program planning.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Gonorrhea / epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Models, Theoretical*
New York / epidemiology
Pandemics
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology*
Syphilis / epidemiology