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Table 2 Comparing observed and expected number of STI reported confirmed cases during the different study periodsa in Catalonia, August 1st 2017 to August 1st 2020

From: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections surveillance data: incidence drop or artefact?

 

Periods

observed

expected

upper CIb

lower CIb

difference

upper CIb

lower CIb

All STIs

Pre-lockdown

41,814

         

Lockdown

997

2264

2681

1846

− 1267

−56%

− 1684

−63%

− 849

−46%

De-escalation

1266

2546

3078

2015

− 1280

−50%

− 1812

−59%

− 749

−37%

New Normality

1116

2026

2446

1606

− 910

−45%

− 1330

−54%

− 490

−30%

Total

3379

6836

8205

5467

− 3457

−51%

− 4826

−59%

− 2088

−38%

Chlamydia

Pre-lockdown

21,463

         

Lockdown

472

1607

1731

1483

−1135

−71%

− 1259

−73%

− 1011

−68%

De-escalation

611

2376

2535

2216

− 1765

−74%

− 1924

−76%

− 1605

−72%

New Normality

549

1870

1997

1743

− 1321

−71%

− 1448

−73%

− 1194

−68%

Total

1632

5853

6264

5442

− 4221

−72%

− 4632

−74%

− 3810

−70%

Gonorrhoea

Pre-lockdown

13,340

         

Lockdown

329

747

889

605

−418

−56%

−560

−63%

−276

−46%

De-escalation

398

857

1037

678

− 459

−54%

− 639

−62%

−280

−41%

New Normality

339

670

812

529

− 331

−49%

− 473

− 58%

−190

−36%

Total

1066

2275

2738

1812

− 1209

−53%

− 1672

−61%

− 746

− 41%

Syphilis

Pre-lockdown

6276

         

Lockdown

168

250

337

164

−82

−33%

− 169

−50%

4

2%

De-escalation

228

284

392

177

−56

−20%

− 164

−42%

51

29%

New Normality

193

218

302

134

−25

−11%

−109

−36%

59

44%

Total

589

753

1030

475

−164

−22%

− 441

−43%

114

24%

LGVc

Pre-lockdown

723

         

Lockdown

28

54

62

47

−26

−48%

−34

−55%

−19

−40%

De-escalation

29

80

89

71

−51

−64%

−60

−67%

−42

−59%

New Normality

35

56

63

49

−21

−38%

−28

−45%

−14

−29%

Total

92

191

214

167

−99

−52%

− 122

−57%

−75

−45%

  1. aPre-lockdown: from August 1st 2017 to March 12th 2020, lockdown: from March 13th 2020 to April 27th2020, de-escalation phases: from April 28th 2020 to June 21st 2020, new normality: from June 22nd 2020 to August 1st 2020; bCI, confidence interval; cLGV, lymphogranuloma venereum