Enablers and Barriers to HIV Services for Gay and Bisexual Men in the COVID-19 Era: Fusing Data Sets from Two Global Online Surveys Via File Concatenation With Adjusted Weights.
George AyalaSonya ArreolaSean HowellThomas J HoffmannGlenn-Milo SantosPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)
HIV services access for gay and bisexual men remained obstructed and perhaps became worse during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Community-led research that utilizes novel methodological approaches can be helpful in times of crisis to inform urgently needed tailored responses that can be delivered in real time. More research is needed to understand the full impact COVID-19 is having on gay and bisexual men worldwide.
Keyphrases
- men who have sex with men
- hiv testing
- hiv positive
- coronavirus disease
- healthcare
- antiretroviral therapy
- sars cov
- mental health
- south africa
- middle aged
- primary care
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- hiv aids
- social media
- cross sectional
- hepatitis c virus
- health information
- big data
- smoking cessation
- deep learning
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus