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. 2020 Jul;47(7):434-436.
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001198.

The Potential Impact and Availability of Sexual Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gowri Nagendra  1 , Caroline Carnevale  2 , Natalie Neu  3 , Alwyn Cohall  4 , Jason Zucker  5
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The Potential Impact and Availability of Sexual Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gowri Nagendra et al. Sex Transm Dis. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

As the COVID-19 pandemic causes upheaval in New York City (NYC), 1 consequence is the accessibility of sexual health services. The NYC STD Prevention Training Center at Columbia University administered an online provider survey to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the availability of sexual health care services regionally.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest and Sources of Funding: J.Z. is supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under award number L30 AI133789.

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Respondents indicated in the survey what services they provided prior to March 1st 2020 and then after April 1st 2020. The graphic indicates the percent decrease in sexual health services divided into respondents providing services inside of New York State and those outside of New York State. Note: 61 survey respondents were providing services outside of NYS and 12 were located within NYS.
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