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Economic, Mental Health, HIV Prevention and HIV Treatment Impacts of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 Response on a Global Sample of Cisgender Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Santos, Glenn-Milo; Ackerman, Benjamin; Rao, Amrita; Wallach, Sara; Ayala, George; Lamontage, Erik; Garner, Alex; Holloway, Ian W; Arreola, Sonya; Silenzio, Vince; Strömdahl, Susanne; Yu, Louis; Strong, Carol; Adamson, Tyler; Yakusik, Anna; Doan, Tran Thu; Huang, Poyao; Cerasuolo, Damiano; Bishop, Amie; Noori, Teymur; Pharris, Anastasia; Aung, Max; Dara, Masoud; Chung, Ssu Yu; Hanley, Marguerite; Baral, Stefan; Beyrer, Chris; Howell, Sean.
  • Santos GM; Community Health Systems Department, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. Glenn-Milo.Santos@ucsf.edu.
  • Ackerman B; Center of Public Health Research, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, USA. Glenn-Milo.Santos@ucsf.edu.
  • Rao A; Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Wallach S; Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Ayala G; Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Lamontage E; MPact Global Action for Gay Men's Health and Rights, Oakland, CA, USA.
  • Garner A; Joint United Nations Programme On HIV and AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Holloway IW; Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, EHESS, Centrale Marseille, AMSE, Chemin du Château Lafarge, 13290, Les Milles, France.
  • Arreola S; , Hornet, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Silenzio V; Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Strömdahl S; MPact Global Action for Gay Men's Health and Rights, Oakland, CA, USA.
  • Yu L; Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
  • Strong C; Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Adamson T; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Yakusik A; Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN, USA.
  • Doan TT; Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan.
  • Huang P; Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Cerasuolo D; Joint United Nations Programme On HIV and AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Bishop A; Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Noori T; Department of Communication, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
  • Pharris A; University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France.
  • Aung M; OutRight Action International, New York, NY, USA.
  • Dara M; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Solna, Sweden.
  • Chung SY; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Solna, Sweden.
  • Hanley M; Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Baral S; WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Beyrer C; LGBT Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Howell S; Tech4HIV, San Francisco, CA, USA.
AIDS Behav ; 25(2): 311-321, 2021 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-639050
ABSTRACT
There is an urgent need to measure the impacts of COVID-19 among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM). We conducted a cross-sectional survey with a global sample of gay men and other MSM (n = 2732) from April 16, 2020 to May 4, 2020, through a social networking app. We characterized the economic, mental health, HIV prevention and HIV treatment impacts of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 response, and examined whether sub-groups of our study population are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Many gay men and other MSM not only reported economic and mental health consequences, but also interruptions to HIV prevention and testing, and HIV care and treatment services. These consequences were significantly greater among people living with HIV, racial/ethnic minorities, immigrants, sex workers, and socio-economically disadvantaged groups. These findings highlight the urgent need to mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19 among gay men and other MSM.
RESUMEN
RESUMEN Existe una necesidad urgente para medir los impactos de COVID-19 entre hombres gay y otros hombres que tienen sexo con hombres (HSH). Hemos conducido una encuesta multifuncional con una prueba mundial de hombres gay y otros HSH (n = 2732) desde el 16 de Abril hasta el 4 de Mayo del 2020, a través de una aplicación de red social. Nosotros caracterizamos los impactos económicos, de salud mental, prevención del VIH y tratamiento del VIH e impactos a COVID-19 y la respuesta de COVID-19, y examinamos si subgrupos de nuestra población de estudio fueron impactados desproporcionadamente por COVID-19. Muchos hombres no tan solo reportaron consecuencias económicas y de salud mental, sino también interrupciones de prevención y de pruebas de VIH, y cuidado del VIH y servicios de tratamiento. Encontramos consecuencias más significantes entre personas viviendo con VIH, grupos raciales/etnicos, migrantes, sexo servidores, y groupos socioeconomicamente disfavorecidos. Los resultados subrayan la necesidad crucial de mitigar los impactos multifacéticos de COVID-19 entre los hombres homosexuales y otros HSH, especialmente para aquellos con vulnerabilidades entrelazadas.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mental Health / Homosexuality, Male / COVID-19 / Health Services Accessibility Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans / Male Language: English Journal: AIDS Behav Journal subject: Behavioral Sciences / SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS) Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10461-020-02969-0

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mental Health / Homosexuality, Male / COVID-19 / Health Services Accessibility Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans / Male Language: English Journal: AIDS Behav Journal subject: Behavioral Sciences / SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS) Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10461-020-02969-0