A research group led by Professor Toshio Naito of the Juntendo University School of Medicine, Department of Comprehensive Medical Sciences, is a self-checking smartphone for sexually transmitted diseases for the purpose of promoting and preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) and collecting data on sexually transmitted diseases. The app "STI OMOIYARI iOS version" has been developed and released.

 In recent years, the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STI) in Japan has become a problem, as the number of patients with syphilis has increased rapidly. The number of newly infected people with HIV is the only one in developed countries where the increase cannot be stopped.

 Due to the nature of sexually transmitted diseases, many patients hesitate to visit the clinic, which leads to the progression of the disease and the spread of infected people.In addition, although sexually transmitted diseases such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and condyloma acuminata (human papillomavirus infection) can be prevented with a vaccine, the awareness of the vaccine is low and it is useful for prevention. I can not say.

 The sexually transmitted disease self-check app "STI OMOIYARI" promotes and prevents sexually transmitted diseases, and collects data from patients with more sexually transmitted diseases and conducts surveys to prevent and treat them in the future. It was developed for the purpose of improving it.

 "STI OMOIYARI" allows you to anonymously self-check for sexually transmitted diseases, and if there is a possibility of sexually transmitted diseases by self-checking, you can enter the zip code and search for the nearest inspection agency (health center).There is also a calendar function that allows you to manage the schedule of consultations, tests, and vaccinations, and a teaching material screen that allows you to know the symptoms and infection routes of sexually transmitted diseases.

 Professor Toshio Naito of the Department of Comprehensive Medical Sciences, Juntendo University School of Medicine, the representative of the research group, said, "If big data can be collected by the newly developed sexually transmitted disease self-check app" STI OMOIYARI ", it will be possible to more directly estimate the number of sexually transmitted diseases. It will be possible.In addition, since the study was conducted on all iPhone users, information on subjects who did not suffer from sexually transmitted diseases was also collected, and it was unclear until now that the number of sexually transmitted diseases was estimated and sexually transmitted diseases. It will also be possible to understand the effectiveness of the vaccine.In order to protect yourself and your loved ones from sexually transmitted diseases, we aim to be an app that promotes consultations, tests, vaccinations, prevention, and contributes to the reduction of sexually transmitted diseases. "

 "STI OMOIYARI" can be downloaded for free from the App Store.

Reference: [Juntendo University] Released "STI OMOIYARI", an app that allows you to self-check for sexually transmitted diseases.

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