Sexual Distancing During 5 Periods Around and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Background Social and sexual distancing (ie, abstaining from sex with persons outside one's household) was important in the control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Compliance to distancing measures can change over time. We assessed changes in compliance to the sexual distancing measures during five periods of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. Methods Between November 2021 and March 2022, we used a structured questionnaire containing questions about sexual behavior and factors that could have influenced compliance with sexual distancing. Variables related to sexual behavior were measured for... Mehr ...