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The data collection for the study began after obtaining research approvals from the institutional ethics committee of AFCH. The patients were classified into two subgroups, pre-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and COVID-19 groups. The clinical parameters of the patients including STI-related symptoms and underlying diseases were analyzed. The sociosexual conduct of the two study groups was evaluated and compared by using a survey questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Overall, 138 STI patients with mean age of 21.2\u2009years were included (pre-COVID-19: 106 patients\/COVID-19: 32 patients). 32.6% of the patients received college education before the military service. Regarding previous history of STIs, 24 patients (17.4%) had previous experience of STIs, which occurred before participation in the current study. Initial urine analysis results showed that 95 (68.8%) and 79 patients (57.2%) showed pyuria and bacteriuria, respectively. Neisseria gonorrhoeae (29.7%) was the most commonly identified pathogen. Each pathogen was treated with the therapies recommended by the current treatment guidelines, and no patient showed any recurrence of the disease during follow-up. Both pre-COVID-19 (91.5%) and COVID-19 (93.8%) groups showed high rates of binge drinking during off-duty. The pre-COVID-19 group had a greater number of patients (21.7%) having multiple sex partners (during the past 12\u2009months) than the COVID-19 group (15.6%). The COVID-19 group had 18.8% of the troops involved in sexual activity even after the onset of STI-related clinical symptoms, whereas the rate was significantly higher than 2.8% of the pre-COVID-19 group (P\u2009=\u2009.001). The COVID-19 groups showed a significantly higher number of patients (four patients, 12.5%) experiencing suicidal ideation than the pre-COVID-19 group (two patients, 1.9%) (P\u2009=\u2009.010). Both groups showed &amp;lt;40% of condom use rates at the last sexual intercourse.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The soldiers with STIs showed high rates of binge alcohol consumption, while the rates of engaging in safe sex by using condoms are markedly low. Although the COVID-19 group was under influence of social distancing and military base lockdown, the soldiers\u2019 sociosexual conduct was not significantly different in the pre-COVID-19 group. The importance of education on alcohol misuse and safe sexual relationships should be taken more seriously within the military.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/milmed\/usab479","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,18]],"date-time":"2021-11-18T02:21:09Z","timestamp":1637202069000},"page":"e1285-e1292","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sociosexual Behaviors in the South Korean Military Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"188","author":[{"given":"Tae Hoon","family":"Oh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, College of Medicine, CHA University, Bundang CHA Hospital , Seongnam, Korea"},{"name":"Department of Urology, Armed Forces Medical Command, Armed Forces Capital Hospital , Seongnam, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jong 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