High-risk groups

The use of a condom is essential to protect yourself and your partners against STDs. If you have any concerns, you should have a screening test. In the event of an infection, follow the treatment correctly and inform your sexual partner/partners.

Types of behaviour that favour the transmission of an STD

The transmission of STDs can mainly be linked to certain types of behaviour:

  • having sexual intercourse without using a condom
  • having sexual intercourse with an infected partner.

STDs are more frequently diagnosed in:

  • young adults
  • men who have sex with men (MSM)
  • people living with HIV.


Sciensano compiles two reports each year documenting the evolution of STIs in Belgium. The reports are based on information provided by data-collection networks.

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