STD PREVENTION FOR WOMEN, YOUTH AND TRANSGENDER PERSONS IN SAN FRANCISCO Susan Philip MD MPH Disease Prevention and Control Branch Population Health Division San Francisco Health Commission June 20, 2017
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STD Increases are Occurring Even as HIV Diagnoses Decline Slide 3 1,200 500 1,000 HIV Diagnoses 450 400 800 Chlamydia Rate 350 STD Rate per 100,000 600 400 Gonorrhea Rate 300 250 200 150 Number of HIV Diagnoses 200 100 P&S Syphilis Rate 50 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 0
Priority Populations are Those at Highest risk for STDs or Severe Complications of STDs Slide 4 Adolescents and Young Adults of Color Transgender persons Pregnant women (Preventing Congenital Syphilis Cases) Gay and Bisexual Men and other Men who have sex with Men (MSM) Presented to HC on May 16, 2017
12000 Chlamydia Rates among Females Ages 15-25 Years, By Race, San Francisco 2012-16 Slide 5 10000 Rate per 100,000 Population 8000 6000 4000 2000 WHITE ASIAN/PI BLACK HISPANIC 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Visits by Trans Patients to City Clinic Offer Important Opportunities to Improve Sexual Health by Diagnosing and Treating STDs Trans male 0.1% Unspecified Transgender 0.1% Female 20.8% Trans female 0.9% By Gender Identity: Proportion of City Clinic Visits During Which a Chlamydia or Gonorrhea Diagnosis Was Made, 2015 Female Trans Female Male Slide 6 Trans Male Chlamydia 5% 7% 9% 14% Male 78.0% Gonorrhea 1% 9% 9% 0% Percentage of Visits to SF City Clinic, 2015
Slide 7 Challenges of Increasing Congenital Syphilis Syphilis can be transmitted by a pregnant woman to her baby with severe health consequences including miscarriage or death shortly after birth Transmission can be prevented by timely treatment of the mother with penicillin CA rates of congenital syphilis increased from 9.2 cases/100,000 live births in 2011 to 28.2 in 2015 SF Congenital Syphilis cases: 1 in 2015 and 2 in 2016 3/1/2017 CNN story on congenital syphilis outbreak in CA Central Valley
Slide 8 Program Approaches for Young Women SFDPH Black/African American Health Initiative BAAHI: Chlamydia Screening in young women in SFHN Youth Clinics increased in 2016 100% Chlamydia Screening Rates in young B/AA women in SFHN one of Four Focus Areas Led by Aisha Mays, SFHN and Susan Philip, PHD Started with Youth Clinics, assess best practices and implement throughout 0% Percent of young women screened 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 3rd St. Balboa Cole Larkin Burton March April May June July August
Program Approaches for Young Women Slide 9 Increased Chlamydia Screening in the SFHN 2500 7.6% 8.0% 7.0% Number of chlamydia tests 2000 1500 1000 5.9% 6.0% 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% Percent Positive Tests Testing volume during April 2016- March 2017 increased 35% overall in the youth clinics, compared to the prior year and detected 29 (30%) more infections in young women of color 2.0% 500 1.0% 0 Total 0.0% Apr 2015-Mar 2016 Number of Tests Apr 2015-Mar 2016 Positivity Apr 2016-Mar 2017 Number of tests Apr 2016-Mar 2017 Positivity
Program Approaches for Young Women, continued Slide 10 SFDPH Youth United Through Health Education (YUTHE) Community Focused collaboration with Dr. Cherrie Boyer, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics CDC Gonorrhea Resistance Grant with CDPH - enhanced testing and partner services including youth in Bayview, better understanding of risk for antibiotic resistant gonorrhea in this population
Program Approaches for Trans Women and Trans Men Slide 11 City Clinic and Public Health Laboratory data systems changed to allow flexibility in patient gender and anatomic site for STD specimens First Transgender Data Section in 2015 STD Annual Summary Training in Transgender cultural humility for City Clinic staff; Participation in citywide Transgender Advisory Group Revised Confidential Morbidity form used city-wide From SF City Clinic Staff Training Presentation March 28, 2017
Slide 12 Improvements to Our Provider Reporting forms June, 2017 Gender (Please Check One) Male Genderqueer/Gender Non-Binary Female Not Listed (Specify) Trans Male Trans Female Unknown
Slide 13 Program Approaches to Prevent Congenital Syphilis Syphilis/HIV Disease Intervention Specialist Team prioritizes syphilis cases and contacts who are women of childbearing age Coordination with SFHN Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Academic detailing, Grand Rounds, monthly STD reports City and DPH policies of Sanctuary City, Care for All and Harm reduction
City Clinic is Our Essential Hub for Sexual Health Services, Training and Research Slide 14 High Volume 17,662 visits in 2016 53% people of color; 20% women (6% ages 15-25 years) Integrated family planning including emergency contraception, cervical cancer screening and colposcopy Diagnosed and treated 2,536 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis in 2016 Trained ~100 medical and nursing students, residents, fellows and practicing clinicians in 2016 Applied Research studies to improve sexual health in San Francisco, including evaluating new treatment and diagnostic approaches. Focus on studies with potential to reduce disparities
Slide 15 We Are Making STD Screening More Accessible In Sept 2016, City Clinic implemented Express Visits for 3-Month Rescreening Among Females Non-clinician visit using self-collected vaginal specimens to test for CT and GC Express visits will also start in next few weeks for selected other patients as well Home-based test kits for CT or GC rescreening also being offered
Looking Forward: Increased Partnership with SFHN Jail Health Services Slide 16 2016 Number of Tests % Positive Chlamydia Female 883 7.1% Male 2409 5.0% Trans female 25 12.5% Gonorrhea Female 882 5.0% Male 2409 1.8% Trans female 25 4.2% * Data from STD Surveillance/Public Health Laboratory
Slide 17 Conclusions Young women of color, Trans Persons and Pregnant women are priority populations in SF for STD prevention efforts This sometimes requires different approaches and partnerships than STD prevention efforts in gay and bisexual men and other MSM We are working with clinical providers throughout the San Francisco Health Network and throughout San Francisco to support STD screening and clinical management in their patients Community-based efforts complement the clinical work and will be necessary to improve sexual health and decrease disparities in San Francisco
18 THANK YOU! Susan.Philip@sfdph.org Design by Mehroz Baig v. 2017-4-14