TY - JOUR T1 - COVID-19-related nationwide lockdown did not reduce the reported diagnoses of <em>Chlamydia trachomatis</em> and <em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</em> in Finland JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect DO - 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054881 SP - sextrans-2020-054881 AU - Ilari Kuitunen AU - Ville Ponkilainen Y1 - 2021/01/04 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/early/2021/01/03/sextrans-2020-054881.abstract N2 - There has been interest in exploring the impact of COVID-19-related lockdowns on sexual and reproductive health, with studies reporting a decrease in the self-reported number of new sexual partners and frequency of intercourse.1 2 The importance of information on the incidence of STIs has also been highlighted.3 4In Finland, national lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic began on 16 March 2020. The first wave did not cause a healthcare surge and the rate of new cases started to decrease in May. Restrictions were loosened in early June. Our aim was to explore cross-sectionally the influence of social restrictions on the number of laboratory-confirmed Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) diagnoses among people aged ≥15 during the period of January–August 2020. Diagnoses reported in 2015–2019 were used as … ER -