Sexual health service use since COVID-19-related social restrictions lifted in the UK (early August–November/December 2021) reported by GBMSM participating in the 2021 RiiSH-COVID survey
| % (n) | |
| Visited a sexual health clinic | |
| Ever | 81.0 (842) |
| In the lookback | 44.4 (374) |
| Reason for most recent visit to sexual health clinic (if ever visited) | |
| General sexual health check-up | 56.1 (471) |
| PrEP appointment | 24.4 (205) |
| Worried might have STI or HIV | 17.2 (144) |
| Symptomatic | 13.6 (114) |
| Partner diagnosed with STI | 9.8 (82) |
| HIV care | 9.1 (76) |
| Vaccination | 8.5 (71) |
| Partner symptomatic | 5.6 (47) |
| PEP | 5.6 (47) |
| Treatment after positive test | 5.4 (45) |
| STI-specific outcomes | |
| STI symptoms (in the lookback) | |
| Yes | 18.8 (195) |
| STI testing | |
| Ever | 80.6 (837) |
| In the lookback | 42.0 (436) |
| STI test result (if tested in lookback) | |
| Positive | 25.0 (109) |
| Where tested for STIs (if tested in lookback) | |
| Sexual health clinic | 60.0 (261) |
| Free self-sample service | 44.5 (194) |
| HIV clinic | 6.0 (26) |
| Private self-sample service | 2.8 (12) |
| General practitioner | 1.6 (7) |
| HIV-specific outcomes (if reporting an HIV-negative/unknown status) | |
| HIV testing | |
| Ever | 88 (914) |
| In the lookback | 45.8 (421) |
| Where tested for HIV (if tested in lookback) | |
| Sexual health clinic | 56.8 (239) |
| Free online self-sampling | 34.2 (144) |
| Self-testing kit | 4.0 (17) |
| Another outpatient clinic | 1.7 (7) |
| General practitioner | 1.2 (5) |
| PrEP use | |
| In the lookback | 31.9 (293) |
GBMSM, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men; PEP, post-exposure prophylaxis; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; RiiSH, Reducing inequalities in Sexual Health; STI, sexually transmitted infection.