The estimated lifetime quality-adjusted life-years lost due to chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis in the United States in 2018.
Yunfei LiShiying YouKyueun LeeReza YaesoubiKatherine HsuThomas L GiftHarrell W ChessonAndrés A BerrutiJoshua A SalomonMinttu M RönnPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2023)
The three sexually transmitted infections cause substantial health losses in the US, particularly gonorrhea and chlamydia among women. The estimates of lifetime QALYs lost per infection help to prioritize prevention policies and inform cost-effectiveness analyses of STI interventions.