COVID-19 Pandemic, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care, and HIV/STI Testing Among Patients Receiving Care in Three HIV Epidemic Priority States.
AIDS Behav
; 25(5): 1361-1365, 2021 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1086609
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to disrupt HIV prevention services. We conducted an electronic health record analysis of PrEP, HIV, and STI visits at eight sexual health clinics in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma during the onset of the pandemic (March 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020) and compared the data with pre-pandemic (March 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019) volumes. Our data revealed a significant increase in the proportion of male PrEP visits during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period, with the majority provided via telehealth/telePrEP. Overall, HIV and STI testing significantly decreased during the pandemic period.
RESUMEN
RESUMEN La pandemia del COVID-19 tiene el potencial de interrumpir los servicios de prevención del VIH. Conducimos un análisis electrónico de expedientes de salud sobre visitas para la PrEP, el VIH, e ITS en ocho diferentes clínicas de salud sexual en Arkansas, Misuri y Oklahoma durante el inicio de la pandemia (1 de marzo de 2020 hasta 30 de junio de 2020) y comparamos esos datos con los índices previos a la pandemia (1 de marzo de 2019 hasta 30 de junio de 2019). Nuestros datos revelaron un aumento significativo en la proporción de visitas para la PrEP por personas masculinas durante la pandemia, comparado al periodo previo a la pandemia, con la mayoría de citas conducidas mediante la telemedicina/telePrEP. En general, las pruebas de VIH e ITS disminuyeron significativamente durante el periodo de la pandemia.
Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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HIV Infections
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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
AIDS Behav
Journal subject:
Behavioral Sciences
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SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S10461-021-03195-y
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