ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2022
Changes in Utilization of Birth Control and PrEP During COVID-19 in the USA: A Mixed-Method Analysis.
Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- The precision of behavioral intervention strategies remain one of the key strategies for HIV prevention among MSM in the era of pharmaceutical interventions: an ecological study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Improving Access to Care Through Youth-Focused Virtual Sexual Health Navigation.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Article
- Change in Contraceptive Use Within South Carolina Medicaid Following the Choose Well Contraceptive Access Initiative: Did COVID-19 Alter the Trends?Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Qualitative Examination of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Access and Adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Sexual and Gender Minorities.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2023Article
- Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual Behaviors and Receipt of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among U.S. High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019-2021.MMWR supplements · 2023Article
- Telemedicine Experience for PrEP Care among PrEP-Eligible Women and Their Primary Care Providers during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Assessing differences in contraceptive provision through telemedicine among reproductive health providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Guest Editors' Introduction to the Special Section on the Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual Health and Behaviors.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
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Abstract
In the USA, the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges beyond the direct consequences of the infection. Because of shifting resources in response to need, many domains within the healthcare sector unrelated to COVID-19 have had interrupted abilities to provide care. In the current study, we focus on preventative sexual health care during the pandemic. In a sample of 511 (mean age = 27.7) people, we examined quantitative data regarding continuation and discontinuation of birth control and PrEP during the pandemic, along with qualitative data illustrating the underlying reasons for participants' (dis)continuation. Results showed that most (92.5%) of birth control users reported continuation of their birth control, with the predominant reasons reported being use for health reasons, long-acting reversible contraceptive use, access to remote healthcare services, and increased vigilance over pregnancy prevention. Conversely, around half (52.6%) of PrEP-using participants reported already discontinuing or planning to discontinue their PrEP regimen. Temporary abstinence and concerns about accessing in-person health care were the predominant reasons for PrEP discontinuation. These results have implications for both researchers and sexual healthcare providers. Disruptions to preventative sexual health care should be considered in ongoing research about patient needs, and healthcare providers may wish to consider particular challenges faced by PrEP users concerning re-start and continuation.
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