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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Young Peoplein Ireland, 2018
Health Protection Surveillance Centre
November
,
2019
Slide2AcknowledgementsThe
Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) would like to thank all those who provided the data for this report, particularly the STI clinics, infectious disease surveillance staff within the Departments of Public Health, the laboratories and GP clinics.STI data were extracted from CIDR between July and September, 2019, and may differ from those previously published due to ongoing updating of notification data in CIDR. These slides may be copied and reproduced, provided HPSC is acknowledged. Suggested citation: HSE-Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
STIs in young people
slideset
2018. Dublin: HPSC; 2019.
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Slide3STIs in young people, 2018These slides present data on STIs notified to HPSC during
2018 via CIDR and include notifications of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and genital herpes in young people (individuals aged 15-24 years old).More detailed reports on the epidemiology of STIs for 2018 are available on the HPSC
website.
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https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/sexuallytransmittedinfections/
https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/sexuallytransmittedinfections/publications/stireports
Slide4STIs in young people (15-24 year-olds)4
3% increase compared to 2017
STIs in 15-24 year-olds
2017
2018
% change
n
n
2017-2018
Chlamydia
3,716
3,922
+6
Gonorrhoea
864
768
-11
Genital herpes
596
623
+5
Total
5,176
5,313
+3
Slide5STIs among young people in Ireland, 20185
Distribution by sex (15-24 year olds)
Slide6STIs in young people, 2018Chlamydia in young people make up
49% of cases reportedNotification rate was 680.4 per 100,000 population aged 15-24 years
Gonorrhoea
in young people make up
32%
of cases reported
Notification rate was 133.2 per 100,000
population aged 15-24 years
Genital herpes
in young people make up
39%
of cases reported
Notification rate was 108.1 per 100,000
population aged 15-24 years
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Burden of disease (15-24 year olds)
Slide7Preventing STIsGet
tested regularlyFor information on free sexual health services and STI testing see https
://
www.sexualwellbeing.ie/sexual-health/hse-sti-services-in-ireland.html
and
www.man2man.ie
(resource for
gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men)
Use condoms for vaginal, oral and anal sex
Reduce the number of partners and overlapping partners
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Slide8Further informationYou
can stay up-to-date with current STI data with the Weekly HIV & STI report
https
://
www.hpsc.ie/a-z/sexuallytransmittedinfections/publications/stireports/stiweeklyreports
/
Useful
sources of information on sexual health issues
https
://
b4udecide.ie/
https
://
spunout.ie/health/category/sexually-transmitted-infections
https
://
www.youthworkireland.ie/what-we-do/sexual-health-issues
http
://www.belongto.org
/
(resource for LGBT young people)
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