Changing the Use of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Melbourne, Australia

Changing the Use of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Melbourne, Australia

Abstract We surveyed 204 men who have sex with men (MSM) who were pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users. One in 4 daily PrEP users stopped taking PrEP during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 5% switched to on-demand PrEP. Most men reduced PrEP use because they stopped having casual sex and reduced the num...

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Veröffentlicht in:Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020-07, Vol.7 (7), p.ofaa275-ofaa275
Hauptverfasser: Chow, Eric P F, Hocking, Jane S, Ong, Jason J, Schmidt, Tina, Buchanan, Andrew, Rodriguez, Elena, Maddaford, Kate, Patel, Prital, Fairley, Christopher K
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Sprache:eng
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Brief Reports
Coronaviruses
HIV (Viruses)
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract We surveyed 204 men who have sex with men (MSM) who were pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users. One in 4 daily PrEP users stopped taking PrEP during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 5% switched to on-demand PrEP. Most men reduced PrEP use because they stopped having casual sex and reduced the number of casual partners during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:2328-8957
2328-8957
DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofaa275