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‘Stay at home …’: exploring the impact of the COVID-19 public health response on sexual behaviour and health service use among men who have sex with men: findings from a large online survey in the UK

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  • Alison R Howarth UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • John Saunders UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with Public Health England, London, UK Blood Safety, Hepatitis, STIs and HIV Division, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • David Reid UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with Public Health England, London, UK Sigma Research, Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Isabelle Kelly UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sonali Wayal UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Peter Weatherburn The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with Public Health England, London, UK Sigma Research, Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Gwenda Hughes The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with Public Health England, London, UK Blood Safety, Hepatitis, STIs and HIV Division, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Catherine H Mercer UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Alison R Howarth, UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, WC1E 6JB, UK; alison.howarth{at}ucl.ac.uk
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Howarth AR, Saunders J, Reid D, et al
‘Stay at home …’: exploring the impact of the COVID-19 public health response on sexual behaviour and health service use among men who have sex with men: findings from a large online survey in the UK
Sexually Transmitted Infections 2022;98:346-352.

Publication history

  • Received February 25, 2021
  • Accepted August 20, 2021
  • First published September 20, 2021.
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July 25, 2022

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