Open AccessSubstantial Decline in Use of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Following Introduction of COVID-19 Physical Distancing Restrictions in Australia: Results From a Prospective Observational Study of Gay and Bisexual Men
Author(s) -
Mohamed Hammoud,
Andrew E. Grulich,
Martin Holt,
Lisa Maher,
Dean Murphy,
Fengyi Jin,
Benjamin R. Bavinton,
Bridget Haire,
Jeanne Ellard,
Stefanie Vaccher,
Peter Saxton,
Adam Bourne,
Louisa Degenhardt,
Daniel Storer,
Garrett Prestage
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002514
Subject(s) - pre exposure prophylaxis , medicine , demography , public health , pandemic , logistic regression , casual , prospective cohort study , odds ratio , covid-19 , young adult , odds , cohort study , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , men who have sex with men , gerontology , family medicine , disease , materials science , nursing , syphilis , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , composite material
In response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Australia introduced public health and physical distancing restrictions in late March 2020. We investigated the impact of these restrictions on HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among Australian gay and bisexual men (GBM).