Physical Distancing Due to COVID-19 Disrupts Sexual Behaviors Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia: Implications for Trends in HIV and Other Sexually Transmissible Infections.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
; 85(3): 309-315, 2020 Nov 01.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-878230
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
In March 2020, Australian state and federal governments introduced physical distancing measures alongside widespread testing to combat COVID-19. These measures may decrease people's sexual contacts and thus reduce the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections (STIs). We investigated the impact of physical distancing measures due to COVID-19 on the sexual behavior of gay and bisexual men in Australia.METHODS:
Between April 4, 2020, and April 29, 2020, 940 participants in an ongoing cohort study responded to questions to measure changes in sexual behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Men reported the date they become concerned about COVID-19 and whether they engaged in sexual behavior with regular or casual partners or "fuckbuddies" in the 6 months before becoming concerned about COVID-19 (hereafter referred to as "before COVID-19"), and following the date, they become concerned about COVID-19 (hereafter referred to as "since COVID-19"). Before and since COVID-19 was based on individual participants' own perceived date of becoming concerned about COVID-19.RESULTS:
The mean age of was 39.9 years (SD 13.4). Most participants (88.3%) reported sex with other men during the 6 months before COVID-19. Of the 587 men (62.4%) who reported sex with casual partners before COVID-19, 93 (15.8%) continued to do so in the period since COVID-19, representing a relative reduction of 84.2%.CONCLUSION:
Gay and bisexual men in Australia have dramatically reduced their sexual contacts with other men since COVID-19. These behavioral changes will likely result in short-term reductions in new HIV and STI diagnoses. If sexual health screenings are undertaken before resuming sexual activity, this could present a novel opportunity to interrupt chains of HIV and STI transmission.
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Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
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Bisexualidad
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Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual
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Infecciones por VIH
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Homosexualidad Masculina
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Pandemias
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Betacoronavirus
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de cohorte
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
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Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Anciano
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Middle aged
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Young_adult
País/Región como asunto:
Oceanía
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
Asunto de la revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
QAI.0000000000002462
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