Comparison of the burden of self-reported bacterial sexually transmitted infections among men having sex with men across 68 countries on four continents.
Ulrich MarcusMaria Amelia de Sousa Mascena VerasJordi CasabonaCarlos F CaceresNathan John LachowskySusanne Barbara SchinkAxel Jeremias SchmidtPublished in: BMC public health (2023)
Possible reasons for differences in self-reported STI diagnosis prevalence likely include different background prevalence for syphilis and syndromic management without proper diagnosis, and different diagnostic approaches for gonorrhea and chlamydia.