Assessing Alignment of Sexual Orientation and Sex of Sex Partners Among Men With Primary and Secondary Syphilis, 2022
We examined alignment between sex of sex partners and sexual orientation in syphilis case notifications among men in 2022 to inform interpretation of sexual orientation data for notifiable conditions in the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. Observed partial alignment underscores the importance of analyzing appropriate variable(s) for a given intervention.
Authors
- Elizabeth Torrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5154-6332)
- Julie Rushmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2682-6893)
- Jeremy A. Grey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4889-1896)
- Emily R. Learner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3778-8631)
- D.A. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7528-121X)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- The Centers (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002213
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00