abstract: 'Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated existing

  socioeconomic and health disparities, including disparities in sexual

  health and well-being. While there have been several reviews published

  on COVID-19 and population health disparities generally-including some

  with attention to HIV-none has focused on sexual health (ie, STI care,

  female sexual health, sexual behaviour). We have conducted a scoping

  review focused on sexual health (excluding reproductive health (RH),

  intimate partner violence (IPV) and gender-based violence (GBV)) in the

  COVID-19 era, examining sexual behaviours and sexual health outcomes.

  Methods A scoping review, compiling both peer-reviewed and grey

  literature, focused on sexual health (excluding RH, IPV and GBV) and

  COVID-19 was conducted on 15 September 2020. Multiple bibliographical

  databases were searched. Study selection conformed to Joanna Briggs

  Institute (JBI) Reviewers'' Manual 2015 Methodology for JBI Scoping

  Reviews. We only included English-language original studies. Results We

  found that men who have sex with men may be moving back toward

  pre-pandemic levels of sexual activity, and that STI and HIV testing

  rates seem to have decreased. There was minimal focus on outcomes such

  as the economic impact on sexual health (excluding RH, IPV and GBV) and

  STI care, especially STI care of marginalised populations. In terms of

  population groups, there was limited focus on sex workers or on women,

  especially women''s sexual behaviour and mental health. We noticed

  limited use of qualitative techniques. Very few studies were in

  low/middle-income countries (LMICs). Conclusions Sexual health research

  is critical during a global infectious disease pandemic and our review

  of studies suggested notable research gaps. Researchers can focus

  efforts on LMICs and under-researched topics within sexual health and

  explore the use of qualitative techniques and interventions where

  appropriate.'
affiliation: 'Kumar, N (Corresponding Author), Yale Univ, Dept Sociol, New Haven,
  CT 06520 USA.

  Kumar, Navin; Janmohamed, Kamila; Sarpong Frimpong, Afia, Yale Univ, Dept Sociol,
  New Haven, CT 06520 USA.

  Nyhan, Kate, Yale Univ, Sch Med, Harvey CushingJohn Hay Whitney Med Lib, New Haven,
  CT USA.

  Nyhan, Kate, Yale Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Sci, New Haven, CT USA.

  Forastiere, Laura, Yale Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Biostat, New Haven, CT USA.

  Zhang, Wei-Hong, Free Univ Brussels, Sch Publ Hlth, Brussels, Belgium.

  Zhang, Wei-Hong, Univ Ghent, Internat Ctr Reprod Hlth, Dept Publ Hlth \& Primary
  Care, Ghent, Belgium.

  Kagesten, Anna; Larrson, Elin, Karolinska Inst, Dept Global Publ Hlth, Stockholm,
  Sweden.

  Uhlich, Maximiliane, Univ Friborg, Dept Psychol, Fribourg, Switzerland.

  Van de Velde, Sarah, Univ Antwerp, Ctr Populat Family \& Hlth, Dept Sociol, Antwerp,
  Belgium.

  Francis, Joel M., Univ Witwatersrand, Fac Hlth Sci, Sch Clin Med, Dept Family Med
  \& Primary Care, Gauteng, South Africa.

  Erausquin, Jennifer Toller, Univ North Carolina Greensboro, Publ Hlth Educ, Greensboro,
  NC USA.

  Larrson, Elin, Karolinska Inst, Dept Womens \& Childrens Hlth, Stockholm, Sweden.

  Callander, Deton, Columbia Univ, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, New York,
  NY USA.

  Scott, John; Minichiello, Victor, Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Social Justice, Brisbane,
  Qld, Australia.

  Minichiello, Victor, Univ New England, Fac Med \& Hlth, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

  Tucker, Joseph, Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill Sch Med, Chapel Hill, NC USA.

  Tucker, Joseph, Univ N Carolina, Sch Med, Chapel Hill, NC USA.

  Tucker, Joseph, London Sch Hyg \& Trop Med, Fac Infect \& Trop Dis, London, England.'
author: Kumar, Navin and Janmohamed, Kamila and Nyhan, Kate and Forastiere, Laura
  and Zhang, Wei-Hong and Kagesten, Anna and Uhlich, Maximiliane and Sarpong Frimpong,
  Afia and Van de Velde, Sarah and Francis, Joel M. and Erausquin, Jennifer Toller
  and Larrson, Elin and Callander, Deton and Scott, John and Minichiello, Victor and
  Tucker, Joseph
author-email: navin183@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Kumar
  given: Navin
- family: Janmohamed
  given: Kamila
- family: Nyhan
  given: Kate
- family: Forastiere
  given: Laura
- family: Zhang
  given: Wei-Hong
- family: Kagesten
  given: Anna
- family: Uhlich
  given: Maximiliane
- family: Sarpong Frimpong
  given: Afia
- family: Van de Velde
  given: Sarah
- family: Francis
  given: Joel M.
- family: Erausquin
  given: Jennifer Toller
- family: Larrson
  given: Elin
- family: Callander
  given: Deton
- family: Scott
  given: John
- family: Minichiello
  given: Victor
- family: Tucker
  given: Joseph
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054896
eissn: 1472-3263
files: []
issn: 1368-4973
journal: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
keywords: COVID-19; sexual health; HIV; sex work; sexual and gender minorities
keywords-plus: 'CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES; RISK-FACTORS;

  LARGE COHORT; HIV CARE; IMPACT; PEOPLE; BEHAVIORS; TIME; MEN'
language: English
month: SEP
number: '6'
number-of-cited-references: '137'
orcid-numbers: 'Forastiere, Laura/0000-0003-3721-9826

  Uhlich, Maximiliane/0000-0001-5294-4984

  Nyhan, Kate/0000-0001-5397-2303

  Callander, Denton/0000-0002-4116-4250

  Erausquin, Jennifer Toller/0000-0003-4271-6077

  Kumar, Navin/0000-0003-4502-069X

  Larsson, Elin C./0000-0002-5189-808X'
pages: 402-410
papis_id: 284c9368cd979296307cfa08316725f1
ref: Kumar2021sexualhealth
researcherid-numbers: 'Nyhan, Kate/AFU-6706-2022

  Zhang, Wei/HOF-7252-2023

  Larsson, Elin C/AAQ-5596-2020

  Kumar, Navin/HII-4609-2022

  Forastiere, Laura/AAF-2300-2019

  '
tags:
- review
times-cited: '19'
title: 'Sexual health (excluding reproductive health, intimate partner violence and
  gender-based violence) and COVID-19: a scoping review'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000695635700003
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '26'
volume: '97'
web-of-science-categories: Infectious Diseases
year: '2021'