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We examine whether gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in the UK had difficulty accessing condoms during the first year of the pandemic, and if so, which groups were most affected.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Questions about difficulty accessing condoms were asked as part of a short, online cross-sectional survey of GBMSM undertaken November\/December 2021, recruited via social media and Grindr. Eligible participants were UK-resident GBMSM (cis\/trans\/gender-diverse person assigned male at birth [AMAB]), aged \u226516 years who were sexually active (reported sex with men in the last year). Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine if and how reporting this outcome varied by key sociodemographic, health and behavioural factors independent of the potential confounding effect of numbers of new male sex partners.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of all participants (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">N<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 1039), 7.4% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 77) reported difficulty accessing condoms due to the pandemic. This was higher among younger GBMSM (aged 16\u201329 years vs. \u226545; 12.8% vs. 4.9%; aOR: 2.78); trans\/gender-diverse AMAB participants (vs. cis gender males; 24.4% vs. 6.6%; aOR = 4.86); bisexually-identifying participants (vs. gay-identifying; 11.1% vs. 6.5%; aOR = 1.78); and those without degree level education (vs. having a degree; 9.8% vs. 5.6%; aOR = 2.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A minority of sexually active GBMSM reported difficulty accessing condoms because of the pandemic, however, this was more common amongst those who already experience a disproportionate burden of poor sexual health. Interventions are needed to address these inequalities in accessing this important primary STI\/HIV prevention measure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/09564624231160804","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,21]],"date-time":"2023-03-21T13:39:52Z","timestamp":1679405992000},"page":"541-547","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Difficulty accessing condoms because of the COVID-19 pandemic reported by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in the UK: findings from a large, cross-sectional, online survey"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"34","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1334-8658","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jack RG","family":"Brown","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University College London"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Reid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University College London"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alison R","family":"Howarth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University College London"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hamish","family":"Mohammed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University College London"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"},{"name":"the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"John","family":"Saunders","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University College London"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"},{"name":"the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Caisey V","family":"Pulford","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"},{"name":"the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dana","family":"Ogaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"},{"name":"the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gwenda","family":"Hughes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"},{"name":"London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Catherine H","family":"Mercer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University College London"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","volume-title":"HIV Testing, New HIV Diagnoses, Outcomes and Quality of Care for People Accessing HIV Services: 2021 report","author":"Martin V","year":"2021","unstructured":"Martin V, Shah A, Mackay N, et al. 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