biostudies-literatureRushmore JNIDA NIH HHSe57-e60https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8940666biostudies-literatureUnknown49(4)<h4>Abstract</h4>We examined partner seeking and sexual behaviors among a representative sample of US adults (n = 1161) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 10% of survey respondents sought a new partner, with age and sexual identity being associated with partner seeking behavior. Approximately 7% of respondents had sex with a new partner, which marks a decrease as compared with a prepandemic estimate from 2015 to 2016 in which 16% of US adults reported having sex with a new partner during the past year. Among respondents who had in-person sex with a new partner during the first year of the pandemic, public health guidelines for in-person sexual activity were infrequently followed.Sexually transmitted diseasesPartner Seeking and Sexual Behavior in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March 2020 to March 2021.PMC8940666U2C DA050098Lamuda PSMTaylor BGCopen CERushmore JKirkcaldy RDSchneider JBernstein KTfalsePartner Seeking and Sexual Behavior in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March 2020 to March 2021.<h4>Abstract</h4>We examined partner seeking and sexual behaviors among a representative sample of US adults (n = 1161) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 10% of survey respondents sought a new partner, with age and sexual identity being associated with partner seeking behavior. Approximately 7% of respondents had sex with a new partner, which marks a decrease as compared with a prepandemic estimate from 2015 to 2016 in which 16% of US adults reported having sex with a new partner during the past year. Among respondents who had in-person sex with a new partner during the first year of the pandemic, public health guidelines for in-person sexual activity were infrequently followed.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Apr2025-04-22T11:47:56.883Z2025-04-06T00:06:50.077ZS-EPMC89406663477289510.1097/OLQ.000000000000158210.1097/olq.0000000000001582