Predictors of Recent Incidence Trends in Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review Protocol

The proposed synthesis plan is part of a larger research project that has been designed in response to the priorities of sexual health policymakers in Ireland. It will provide useful information regarding recent international trends in diagnoses of gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, which will inform further efforts to understand the recent increases in STI diagnoses in Ireland. We acknowledge that it will be limited by publication bias, the biases affecting the included studies, a potential lack of data on important sub-populations, and restrictions related to testing availability across countries. Ultimately, trends in STI diagnoses are best understood through the design of comprehensive behavioural surveillance systems, which this review may usefully inform.

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HRB Open Research
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2026-01-08
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https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.14222.2
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Reproductive tract infections research
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Predictors of Recent Incidence Trends in Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review Protocol

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Predictors of Recent Incidence Trends in Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review Protocol

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The proposed synthesis plan is part of a larger research project that has been designed in response to the priorities of sexual health policymakers in Ireland. It will provide useful information regarding recent international trends in diagnoses of gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, which will inform further efforts to understand the recent increases in STI diagnoses in Ireland. We acknowledge that it will be limited by publication bias, the biases affecting the included studies, a potential lack of data on important sub-populations, and restrictions related to testing availability across countries. Ultimately, trends in STI diagnoses are best understood through the design of comprehensive behavioural surveillance systems, which this review may usefully inform.

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University College Dublin (IE), Hitotsubashi University (JP), Queen's University Belfast (GB), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE), Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE), Trinity College Dublin (IE), Health Service Executive (IE), Health Protection Surveillance Centre (IE), COPE Galway (IE), St. James's Hospital (IE), Dublin City University (IE)
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