'I didn't want to visit a doctor unless it was extremely necessary': perspectives on delaying access to sexual and reproductive health care during the COVID-19 …

H Bittleston, JL Goller, M Temple-Smith… - Australian Journal of …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
Australians were subject to a series of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions throughout 2020.
Although accessing medical care was allowable, concerns were raised that people were …

Access to and quality of sexual and reproductive health services in Britain during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study of patient …

RB Pérez, D Reid, KJ Maxwell, J Gibbs… - BMJ sexual & …, 2023 - srh.bmj.com
Introduction Access to quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services remains
imperative even during a pandemic. Our objective was to understand experiences of …

Access to sexual healthcare during New Zealand's COVID-19 lockdown: cross-sectional online survey of 15–24-year-olds in a high deprivation region

SB Rose, SM Garrett, EM McKinlay… - BMJ sexual & …, 2021 - srh.bmj.com
Background New Zealand's response to the COVID-19 pandemic involved a nationwide stay-
at-home lockdown in March–April 2020 that restricted access to primary healthcare services …

COVID-19 and access to sexual and reproductive healthcare for young people: an overview of the international literature and policy

E Sturgiss, GM Dut, S Matenge… - Australian Journal of …, 2022 - search.informit.org
Background and objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the ability of young
people to access appropriate and timely sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH). The aim …

[HTML][HTML] Contraceptive and pregnancy concerns in the UK during the first COVID-19 lockdown: a rapid study

N Hammond, S Steels, G King - Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives COVID-19 resulted in significant disruption to sexual and reproductive health
(SRH) services globally, the impact of this remains under explored. This study aimed to …

Telehealth for sexual and reproductive health issues: a qualitative study of experiences of accessing care during COVID-19

H Bittleston, JL Goller, M Temple-Smith… - Sexual …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Medicare, the health insurance system underpinning free healthcare in
Australia, introduced free telehealth items in 2020 in response to the coronavirus disease …

[HTML][HTML] Initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual and reproductive health service use and unmet need in Britain: findings from a quasi-representative …

E Dema, J Gibbs, S Clifton, AJ Copas… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has affected sexual and reproductive health (SRH)
service use and unmet need, but the impact is unknown. We aimed to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual health service adaptations to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic in Australia: a nationwide online survey

TR Phillips, CK Fairley, B Donovan, JJ Ong… - Australian and New …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Examine the changes in service delivery Australian public sexual health clinics
made to remain open during lockdown. Methods A cross‐sectional survey designed and …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to and utilisation of services for sexual and reproductive health: a scoping review

H VanBenschoten, H Kuganantham, EC Larsson… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted health systems globally and
widened preexisting disparities. We conducted a scoping review on the impact of the COVID …

The impact of COVID-19 on the reproductive health of people living in Australia: findings from an online survey

J Coombe, F Kong, H Bittleston, H Williams, J Tomnay… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Introduction Australia introduced 'lockdown'measures to control COVID-19 on 22 March
2020. For two months, Australians were asked to remain at home and only leave for …