This study looked at PrEP use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Australia.
We surveyed 204 men who have sex with men (MSM) who were pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users. One in four daily PrEP users stopped taking PrEP during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.
Publications
Changes in PrEP use, sexual practice, and use of face mask during sex among MSM during the second wave of COVID-19 in Melbourne, Australia.
Chow EPF, Hocking JS, Ong JJ, Phillips TR, Schmidt T, Buchanan A, Rodriguez E, Maddaford K, Fairley CK.
(2021), Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.,
Changing the use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men during the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Australia
Chow EPF, Hocking JS, Ong JJ, Schmidt T, Buchanan A, Rodriguez E, Maddaford K, Patel P, Fairley CK
(2020), Open Forum Infectious Diseases,
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa275