Oliveira Joana M, Martins Ana Helena, Veiga Daniela, Lavaredas Célia, Queirós António, Matos Ana Miguel
CERES, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.
Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.
Microorganisms. 2024 Dec 2;12(12):2479. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12122479.
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are an important and growing public health concern. Implementation of screening programmes and awareness campaigns are crucial to mitigate this problem. A university in the central region of Portugal has devised a health-promotion programme, named , specifically directed towards the sexual health of the university community. The present study aimed to evaluate the results of the different actions undertaken as part of the health-promotion programme during the 2023-2024 academic year. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and infection with were assessed through real-time polymerase chain reaction protocols. Syphilis, infection with HIV, HBV and HCV were assessed through immunological assays. The adherence to the health-promotion programme after the awareness campaigns was also evaluated. STIs have been diagnosed in 13.7% of the 475 screened participants. Chlamydia was the STI most frequently diagnosed (8.4%), followed by infection with (2.3%), (2.0%) and (1.1%). HIV, HBV and HCV were diagnosed in a residual number of cases, and was not detected in any of the screened participants. At the time of diagnosis, more than half of the infected patients were asymptomatic. After the implementation of awareness campaigns, an increase in the adherence to STI screening was observed, with the expected simultaneous increase in STI diagnoses. The high prevalence of STIs, particularly chlamydia, in the university population, along with the asymptomatic nature of these infections, demonstrated the importance of STI screenings and the implementation of campaigns that raise awareness on the prevention and consequences of untreated STIs.
性传播感染（STIs）是一个重要且日益引起公共卫生关注的问题。实施筛查计划和开展宣传活动对于缓解这一问题至关重要。葡萄牙中部地区的一所大学设计了一项名为[具体项目名未给出]的健康促进计划，专门针对大学社区的性健康。本研究旨在评估2023 - 2024学年作为健康促进计划一部分所采取的不同行动的结果。通过实时聚合酶链反应协议评估衣原体、淋病、滴虫病和[此处原文有缺失]感染情况。通过免疫测定评估梅毒、艾滋病毒、乙肝病毒和丙肝病毒感染情况。还评估了宣传活动后对健康促进计划的依从性。在475名接受筛查的参与者中，13.7%被诊断患有性传播感染。衣原体是最常被诊断出的性传播感染（8.4%），其次是[此处原文有缺失]感染（2.3%）、[此处原文有缺失]（2.0%）和[此处原文有缺失]（1.1%）。艾滋病毒、乙肝病毒和丙肝病毒在少数病例中被诊断出，且在任何接受筛查的参与者中均未检测到[此处原文有缺失]。在诊断时，超过一半的感染患者无症状。宣传活动实施后，观察到对性传播感染筛查的依从性有所提高，同时性传播感染诊断数量也出现了预期的增加。性传播感染在大学人群中的高患病率，尤其是衣原体感染，以及这些感染的无症状性质，表明了性传播感染筛查以及开展提高对未治疗性传播感染的预防和后果认识的活动的重要性。
