Characterizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Men Who Have Sex with Men Across the United States in April, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is reinforcing health inequities among vulnerable populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM). We conducted a rapid online survey (April 2 to April 13, 2020) of COVID-19 related impacts on the sexual health of 1051 US MSM. Many participants had adverse impacts to gen...

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Veröffentlicht in:AIDS and behavior Jg. 24; H. 7; S. 2024 - 2032
Hauptverfasser: Sanchez, Travis H., Zlotorzynska, Maria, Rai, Mona, Baral, Stefan D.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York Springer US 01.07.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Schlagworte:
Adult
Alcohol use
At risk populations
Betacoronavirus
Condoms - statistics & numerical data
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Drinking behavior
Drug abuse
Epidemiology
Food consumption
Gays & lesbians
Health disparities
Health Psychology
Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data
Healthy food
HIV
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Incidence
Inequality
Infectious Diseases
Internet
Interruptions
Male
Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data
Medical treatment
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Men
Men who have sex with men
Mens health
Middle Aged
Money
Original Paper
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Prevention
Prevention programs
Preventive medicine
Public Health
SARS-CoV-2
Sexual behavior
Sexual health
Sexual Partners
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social behavior
Social factors
Social interaction
Social interactions
STD
Substance abuse
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Telemedicine
Tests
United States
Vulnerability
Well being
Young Adult
United States
United States > US
COVID-19
Coronavirus
HIV
MSM
Gay
ISSN:1090-7165, 1573-3254, 1573-3254
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Zusammenfassung:The COVID-19 pandemic is reinforcing health inequities among vulnerable populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM). We conducted a rapid online survey (April 2 to April 13, 2020) of COVID-19 related impacts on the sexual health of 1051 US MSM. Many participants had adverse impacts to general wellbeing, social interactions, money, food, drug use and alcohol consumption. Half had fewer sex partners and most had no change in condom access or use. Some reported challenges in accessing HIV testing, prevention and treatment services. Compared to older MSM, those 15–24 years were more likely to report economic and service impacts. While additional studies of COVID-19 epidemiology among MSM are needed, there is already evidence of emerging interruptions to HIV-related services. Scalable remote solutions such as telehealth and mailed testing and prevention supplies may be urgently needed to avert increased HIV incidence among MSM during the COVID-19 pandemic era.
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ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-020-02894-2