Characterizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Men Who Have Sex with Men Across the United States in April, 2020.
AIDS Behav
; 24(7): 2024-2032, 2020 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
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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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Parceiros Sexuais
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Preservativos
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Coronavirus
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Homossexualidade Masculina
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Pandemias
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Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article