About this Research Topic
The COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to have changed sexual behavior, access to screening & treatment, as well as re-allocations of sexual healthcare workers. In a global setting of high and often increasing incidence rates of STIs, the field is still working to understand and address these changes.
It is essential to identify gaps in STI & HIV screening, prevention, and treatment in order to increase services and limit further increases in cases. This includes identifying the populations most disrupted and solutions to address these disruptions, in the context of ongoing public health challenges.
This Research Topic will welcome Original Research, Reviews, and Opinion Pieces that address changes in STI & HIV screening, treatment, or prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic, in any region or population. In addition, manuscripts addressing solutions to improving screening, treatment, or prevention are encouraged. The aim of this topic is to help the field identify and address a potential surge in STI and HIV cases due to the pandemic.
It is essential to identify gaps in STI & HIV screening, prevention, and treatment in order to increase services and limit further increases in cases. This includes identifying the populations most disrupted and solutions to address these disruptions, in the context of ongoing public health challenges.
This Research Topic will welcome Original Research, Reviews, and Opinion Pieces that address changes in STI & HIV screening, treatment, or prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic, in any region or population. In addition, manuscripts addressing solutions to improving screening, treatment, or prevention are encouraged. The aim of this topic is to help the field identify and address a potential surge in STI and HIV cases due to the pandemic.
Keywords: screening, HIV, STI, COVID-19, prevention, treatment
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