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- Title
More Screening or More Disease? Gonorrhea Testing and Positivity Patterns Among Men in 3 Large Clinical Practices in Massachusetts, 2010–2017.
- Authors
Willis, Sarah J; Elder, Heather; Cocoros, Noelle; Young, Jessica; Marcus, Julia L; Eberhardt, Karen; Callahan, Myfanwy; Herrick, Brian; Weiss, Michelle; Hafer, Ellen; Erani, Diana; Josephson, Mark; Llata, Eloisa; Flagg, Elaine W; Hsu, Katherine K; Klompas, Michael
- Abstract
Background Gonorrhea diagnosis rates in the United States increased by 75% during 2009–2017, predominantly in men. It is unclear whether the increase among men is being driven by more screening, an increase in the prevalence of disease, or both. We sought to evaluate changes in gonorrhea testing patterns and positivity among men in Massachusetts. Methods The analysis included men (aged ≥15 years) who received care during 2010–2017 in 3 clinical practice groups. We calculated annual percentages of men with ≥1 gonorrhea test and men with ≥1 positive result, among men tested. Log-binomial regression models were used to examine trends in these outcomes. We adjusted for clinical and demographic characteristics that may influence the predilection to test and probability of gonorrhea disease. Results On average, 306 348 men had clinical encounters each year. There was a significant increase in men with ≥1 gonorrhea test from 2010 (3.1%) to 2017 (6.4%; adjusted annual risk ratio, 1.12; 95% confidence interval, 1.12–1.13). There was a significant, albeit lesser, increase in the percentage of tested men with ≥1 positive result (1.0% in 2010 to 1.5% in 2017; adjusted annual risk ratio, 1.07; 95% confidence interval, 1.04–1.09). Conclusions We estimated significant increases in the annual percentages of men with ≥1 gonorrhea test and men with ≥1 positive gonorrhea test result between 2010 and 2017. These results suggest that observed increases in gonorrhea rates could be explained by both increases in screening and the prevalence of gonorrhea.
- Subjects
MASSACHUSETTS; GONORRHEA diagnosis; CONFIDENCE intervals; GONORRHEA; MEDICAL screening; MEN'S health; ELECTRONIC health records
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 71, Issue 9, pe399
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciaa066