Temporal Trends, Health Inequalities, and Risk Factors in the Global, Regional, and National Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Women of Child-Bearing Age (1990–2021): Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study
The global incidence of non-HIV STIs among WCBA increased from 1990 to 2021, with regional variations. Governments and health systems should address social determinants-such as education, poverty, and inequality-to reduce STIs transmission in this group.
Authors
- Shanli Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7847-874X)
- Gordon Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1974-3712)
- Zhaoqiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9183-7273)
- Zheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0564-2371)
- Jun Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7624-4413)
- Jianbo Lei
- Ailing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4937-4700)
- Songlin He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6196-3626)
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Southwest Medical University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University (CN)
- Peking University People's Hospital (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
- Hainan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ijwh.s552670
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.18