In 2020, more than 105,000 people were tested at the CSGs. In 2019, that number was more than 150,000 consultations. Because fewer people have been tested in 2020, fewer STI diagnoses have been established. But the percentage of positive results was actually higher than in previous years. This is because, due to the scaled-down care, relatively more people have been tested with a high risk of STIs. In addition to the CSG figures from 2020, figures from general practitioners are used from 2019. General practitioners carry out most STI consultations. The number of STI consultations with GPs continued to rise in 2019. In that year they had almost 365,000 STI consultations. That is more than 8 percent more than in the previous year.
Chlamydia most common soa
Chlamydia has been the most common STI for years, especially among young people. In 2020, 15,979 visitors to the CSGs had a chlamydia infection. This is 24 percent less than in 2019 (21,134). Of the total number of women who were tested at a CSG in 2020, 17 percent had chlamydia. This was 22 percent of heterosexual men. The percentage of men who have sex with men has been around 10 percent for years.
Gonorrhea
More than 6,700 visitors to the CSGs had gonorrhea last year. That is 18 percent less than in 2019 (8,186). This STD occurs mainly in men who have sex with men. It has been the most common STI in this group since 2015. The percentage of consultations in which gonorrhea was found increased between 2016 and 2020.
Syphilis
In the past year 1,324 syphilis diagnoses were made at the CSGs. That is more than 7 percent less than in 2019 (1,430). In almost all cases, it concerns men who have sex with men. The percentage in this group was especially higher in the men who received a report for syphilis. Syphilis is rare in women and heterosexual men.
Hiv
In 2020, 122 people were told through the CSGs that they had HIV human immunodeficiency virus. This is 26 percent less than in 2019. Of these HIV diagnoses, 107 were in men who have sex with men, 5 in women and 10 in heterosexual men. In the past year, 755 people with HIV came for treatment at one of the Dutch HIV treatment centers (‘in care’) for the first time. That was less than in 2019 (972). In total, more than 21,000 people with HIV were being treated at such a center last year.
PrEP
Since mid-2019, a national PrEP pilot program has been launched at the CSGs for persons at high risk of HIV infection. These are mainly men who have sex with men. PrEP is taken to prevent HIV infection. By the end of 2020, 6,332 people had had their first PrEP consultation within this program. Of these, 3,563 people had their first consultation in 2020.
By: National Care Guide
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