SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONNAIRE AS A METHOD FOR STUDYING THE PREVALENCE OF INFECTIONS WITH A PREDOMINANTLY SEXUAL MODE OF TRANSMISSION
The authors studied the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in one of the urban areas of St. Petersburg according to various sources: questionnaires, requests for medical assistance, and the results of medical examinations. To confirm the diagnosis, it is necessary to use clinical-bacterioscopic methods. The trends for both decrease and increase in individual infections are noted. It is emphasized that to obtain more accurate data on the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections, it is necessary to use various sources of information.