Sexual Health Protection Surveillance: STIs Among Young People in Ireland, 2018
Data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in Ireland reveals a 3% increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among individuals aged 15-24 in 2018 compared to 2017. The report includes figures on chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and genital herpes, highlighting the distribution by sex and burden of disease. It emphasizes the importance of regular testing to prevent STIs, with resources available for free sexual health services and testing in Ireland.
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Health Protection Surveillance Centre Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Young People in Ireland, 2018 November, 2019
Acknowledgements The 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. 2
STIs in young people, 2018 These 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). https://www.hpsc.ie/a- z/sexuallytransmittedinfections/ https://www.hpsc.ie/a- z/sexuallytransmittedinfections/pu blications/stireports More detailed reports on the epidemiology of STIs for 2018 are available on the HPSC website. 3
STIs in young people (15-24 year-olds) 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 5,176 5,313 Total +3 4
STIs among young people in Ireland, 2018 Distribution by sex (15-24 year olds) Chlamydia 38 62 Gonorrhoea 65 35 Genital herpes 16 84 Overall 39 61 0% 50% 100% % Male % Female 5
STIs in young people, 2018 Burden of disease (15-24 year olds) Chlamydia in young people make up 49% of cases reported Notification 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 6
Preventing STIs Get tested regularly For 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 7
Further information You can stay up-to-date with current STI data with the Weekly HIV & STI report https://www.hpsc.ie/a- z/sexuallytransmittedinfections/publications/stireports/stiweeklyre ports/ 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) 8
