Changes in high-risk sexual behavior, HIV and other STI testing, and PrEP use during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal cohort of adolescent men who have sex with men 13 to 18 years old in the United States

Chenglin Hong; David Huh; Rebecca Schnall; Robert Garofalo; Lisa M. Kuhns; Josh Bruce; D. Scott Batey; Asa Radix; Uri Belkind; Marco A. Hidalgo; Sabina Hirshfield; Cynthia R. Pearson

doi:10.1007/s10461-022-03850-y

Changes in high-risk sexual behavior, HIV and other STI testing, and PrEP use during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal cohort of adolescent men who have sex with men 13 to 18 years old in the United States

Chenglin Hong^*, David Huh, Rebecca Schnall, Robert Garofalo, Lisa M. Kuhns, Josh Bruce, D. Scott Batey, Asa Radix, Uri Belkind, Marco A. Hidalgo, Sabina Hirshfield, Cynthia R. Pearson

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted sexual health services among those most vulnerable to HIV acquisition, such as adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM). We sought to characterize the changes in sexual-risk behaviors, HIV and other STI testing, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among a longitudinal cohort of AMSM aged 13 to 18 years before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We observed a significant decline in HIV testing and a marginal decrease in other STI testing since the pandemic began in March 2020. Outreach efforts and innovative remote delivery of sexual health services are needed to support access to healthcare services among AMSM as the pandemic persists.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1133-1139
Number of pages	7
Journal	AIDS and behavior
Volume	27
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03850-y
State	Published - Apr 2023

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Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Minority and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under grant U01 MD011279. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Keywords

HIV prevention
adolescent MSM
condomless anal sex
coronavirus
health disparities
prevalence rates
prospective analysis

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Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Hong, C., Huh, D., Schnall, R., Garofalo, R., Kuhns, L. M., Bruce, J., Batey, D. S., Radix, A., Belkind, U., Hidalgo, M. A., Hirshfield, S., & Pearson, C. R. (2023). Changes in high-risk sexual behavior, HIV and other STI testing, and PrEP use during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal cohort of adolescent men who have sex with men 13 to 18 years old in the United States. AIDS and behavior, 27(4), 1133-1139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03850-y

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