Authors
Mohamed A Hammoud, Lisa Maher, Martin Holt, Louisa Degenhardt, Fengyi Jin, Dean Murphy, Benjamin Bavinton, Andrew Grulich, Toby Lea, Bridget Haire, Adam Bourne, Peter Saxton, Stefanie Vaccher, Jeanne Ellard, Brent Mackie, Colin Batrouney, Nicky Bath, Garrett Prestage
Publication date
2020/11/1
Journal
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Volume
85
Issue
3
Pages
309-315
Publisher
LWW
Description
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 …
Scholar articles
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