Sex in the Time of COVID-19: Results of an Online Survey of Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men’s Experience of Sex and HIV Prevention During the US COVID-19 Epidemic
| Autor: | Matthew T Rosso, Rob Stephenson, Stephen P Sullivan, Erin Rogers, Alexis S Hunter, Tanaka M D Chavanduka, Renee Pitter |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Sexual behavior
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Social Psychology Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Binge drinking HIV Infections Telehealth medicine.disease_cause Health Services Accessibility Men who have sex with men Condoms Sexual and Gender Minorities Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine eHealth Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality Male Original Paper 030505 public health Unsafe Sex SARS-CoV-2 Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Middle Aged Health psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Sexual Partners Infectious Diseases GBMSM Bisexuality Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis 0305 other medical science Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | AIDS and Behavior |
| ISSN: | 1573-3254 1090-7165 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10461-020-03024-8 |
| Popis: | This paper presents data from a recent cross-sectional survey of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in the US, to understand changes in sexual behavior and access to HIV prevention options (i.e. condoms and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)) during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The Love and Sex in the Time of COVID-19 survey was conducted online from April to May, 2020. GBMSM were recruited through advertisements featured on social networking platforms, recruiting a sample size of 518 GBMSM. Analysis considers changes three in self-reported measures of sexual behavior: number of sex partners, number of anal sex partners and number of anal sex partners not protected by pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or condoms. Approximately two-thirds of the sample reported that they believed it was possible to contract COVID-19 through sex, with anal sex reported as the least risky sex act. Men did not generally feel it was important to reduce their number of sex partners during COVID-19, but reported a moderate willingness to have sex during COVID-19. For the period between February and April-May 20,202, participants reported a mean increase of 2.3 sex partners during COVID-19, a mean increase of 2.1 anal sex partners (range - 40 to 70), but a very small increase in the number of unprotected anal sex partners. Increases in sexual behavior during COVID-19 were associated with increases in substance use during the same period. High levels of sexual activity continue to be reported during the COVID-19 lockdown period and these high levels of sexual activity are often paralleled by increases in substance use and binge drinking. There is a clear need to continue to provide comprehensive HIV prevention and care services during COVID-19, and telehealth and other eHealth platforms provide a safe, flexible mechanism for providing services. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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