Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

• Just over a fifth of all respondents have had their access to sexual or reproductive health services affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (22%), 43% have not been impacted by the pandemic, and 35% have not accessed these services since the pandemic
• Females appear more likely to have been impacted than males (29% compared to 12%), and those aged 65 and over appear least impacted (64% have not been impacted)
• The highest proportion of respondents who have been impacted have been unable to get appointments (38%) or had issues or delays with contraception (25%)

An asterisk (*) indicates a small base size, caution should be taken when interpreting the results.

This chart shows that for the total sample:
22% of respondents had their access to sexual health and reproductive health services impacted by COVID-19
43% of respondents had not had their access to sexual health and reproductive health service impacted by COVID-19
35% of respondents have not accessed sexual health or reproductive health services since the COVID-19 pandemic

This chart shows that for respondents by sex:
For females 29% had their access to sexual health and reproductive health services impacted by COVID-19, 39% had not had their access to sexual health and reproductive health service impacted by COVID-19, and 33% have not accessed sexual health or reproductive health services since the COVID-19 pandemic
For males 12% had their access to sexual health and reproductive health services impacted by COVID-19, 51% had not had their access to sexual health and reproductive health service impacted by COVID-19, and 36% have not accessed sexual health or reproductive health services since the COVID-19 pandemic

This chart shows that for respondents by age:
For 16 to 24 year olds 26% had their access to sexual health and reproductive health services impacted by COVID-19, 33% had not had their access to sexual health and reproductive health service impacted by COVID-19, and 41% have not accessed sexual health or reproductive health services since the COVID-19 pandemic
For 25-34 year olds 33% had their access to sexual health and reproductive health services impacted by COVID-19, 47% had not had their access to sexual health and reproductive health service impacted by COVID-19, and 20% have not accessed sexual health or reproductive health services since the COVID-19 pandemic
For 35 to 44 year olds 22% had their access to sexual health and reproductive health services impacted by COVID-19, 44% had not had their access to sexual health and reproductive health service impacted by COVID-19, and 34% have not accessed sexual health or reproductive health services since the COVID-19 pandemic
For 45 to 54 year olds 29% had their access to sexual health and reproductive health services impacted by COVID-19, 33% had not had their access to sexual health and reproductive health service impacted by COVID-19, and 38% have not accessed sexual health or reproductive health services since the COVID-19 pandemic
For 55 to 64 year olds 14% had their access to sexual health and reproductive health services impacted by COVID-19, 37% had not had their access to sexual health and reproductive health service impacted by COVID-19, and 49% have not accessed sexual health or reproductive health services since the COVID-19 pandemic
For those aged 65 and older 6% had their access to sexual health and reproductive health services impacted by COVID-19, 64% had not had their access to sexual health and reproductive health service impacted by COVID-19, and 30% have not accessed sexual health or reproductive health services since the COVID-19 pandemic