Changing the use of HIV preexposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Melbourne, Australia

Eric P.F. Chow; Jane S. Hocking; Jason J. Ong; Tina Schmidt; Andrew Buchanan; Elena Rodriguez; Kate Maddaford; Prital Patel; Christopher K. Fairley

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa275

Changing the use of HIV preexposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Melbourne, Australia

Eric P.F. Chow
, Jane S. Hocking
, Jason J. Ong
, Tina Schmidt
, Andrew Buchanan
, Elena Rodriguez
, Kate Maddaford
, Prital Patel
, Christopher K. Fairley

Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	ofaa275
Number of pages	4
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	7
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa275
Publication status	Published - Jul 2020

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Coronavirus disease
Lockdown
PrEP
SARSCoV- 2
Sexual health

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Changing the use of HIV preexposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Melbourne, Australia

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Changing the use of HIV preexposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Melbourne, Australia

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A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the transmission dynamics and the control of sexually transmitted infections

Optimising the control and management of sexually transmitted infections through research and innovation

Thinking outside the box: Economic evaluation of innovative strategies to expand HIV testing in men who have sex with men

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