Poor sexual health is a ‘major concern in the UK’

Terrence Higgins Trust‘s Chief Executive, Sir Nick Partridge, comments on the new Public Health Outcomes Framework published today: “Poor sexual health is a major concern in the UK so it’s vitally important there are specific indicators for both HIV and chlamydia screening. Whilst undiagnosed chlamydia can cause infertility and affects as many as nearly 1 in 15 young people, late diagnosed HIV (HIV tests performed a long time after the infection) causes severe ill health, further HIV infections and an earlier death.”

“These two indicators will tell us whether we are getting our sexual health prevention messages right and whether we are getting enough people through the doors to test. They also give us an opportunity to refresh what we are doing on sexual health in communities, focus on specific local needs and tie approaches in more closely with other public health problems like alcohol and drugs misuse.”

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