Transgender Care and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Initiation and Continuation of Transgender Care In-Person and Through Telehealth.

Gender-affirming care is essential to the health and wellbeing of transgender and nonbinary people. The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to disrupt transgender care. This study explores transgender care before and during the onset of the pandemic using patient data from 10 family planning clinics in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Chlamydial Infection Among Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Sexual and Reproductive Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent and young adult chlamydial infection is unknown. Patient testing data were extracted from the electronic health records of 10 family planning clinics. Prepandemic and pandemic comparisons revealed an increase in observed chlamydial infection, with greater positivity among Black/African American female adolescent patients.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Access to Abortion: Assessing Patient Sociodemographic and Travel Characteristics.

Sociodemographics and travel among patients receiving abortion care differed during the pandemic, suggesting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related restrictions may have negatively affected abortion access, particularly for patients of color.

Racial and ethnic differences in family planning telehealth use during the onset of the COVID-19 response in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Objectives: To explore racial/ethnic disparities in family planning telehealth use.

Study Design: We analyzed telehealth and in-clinic visits (n = 3142) from ten family planning clinics (April 1-July 31, 2020) by race/ethnicity and month.

Results: Telehealth comprised 1257/3142 (40.

COVID-19 Pandemic, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care, and HIV/STI Testing Among Patients Receiving Care in Three HIV Epidemic Priority States.

The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to disrupt HIV prevention services. We conducted an electronic health record analysis of PrEP, HIV, and STI visits at eight sexual health clinics in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma during the onset of the pandemic (March 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020) and compared the data with pre-pandemic (March 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019) volumes. Our data revealed a significant increase in the proportion of male PrEP visits during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period, with the majority provided via telehealth/telePrEP.