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COVID-19 pandemic in Britain: creating a backlog of need for young people and those reporting sexual risk behaviours Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services rapidly adjusted to meet restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. A British cross-sectional web questionnaire surveyed 6654 participants about accessing SRH services in the lockdown period March–July 2020. Among 3108 sexually experienced participants aged 18–44 years, 21% reported using SRH services but nearly 10% described being unable to access services at least once. Compared with participants aged 35–44 years, men and women aged 18–24 years described greater difficulty accessing services (adjusted OR 2.93 and 5.34 for men and women, respectively). Reporting condomless sex also increased the odds of not being able to access services, as in the case of men reporting condomless sex with new partners (adjusted OR 13.3 vs men not reporting condomless sex). Access to SRH services continued during lockdown, but there was...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research