Welcome to the SARS CoV2, Sex and You Quiz This is for Active SASHA Members only, if you are not a member of SASHA you can apply for membership here: Become a Member Before you begin the quiz, please fill in your contact information below. This information will be used to generate your CPD Certificate so please ensure that you fill this information out correctly. Please note that you will not receive another CPD certificate if you attended the webinar live and have already received a CPD certificate for that webinar. Good luck! Name and Surname Email Address (The email that you use for SASHA correspondence) Registration Number Are you an active member of SASHA / has your membership fee for the year been paid? (Yes/No) 1. The following is true about the transmission of HIV during sex The fecal-oral route is never linked to transmission of Covid19 during sexual activity The presence of viral RNA in semen or respiratory droplets confirms infectivity Respiratory droplets continues to be a significant factor for risk during sexual activity The Covid19 virus is never found in semen None 2. The following is true about access to Sexual and Transgender care during the initial few months of the Pandemic While health care access as a whole decreased, sexual health services continued to be well provided for Fear of contracting Covid19 infection in hospitals reduced attendance for important Sexual Health services Infection with the Covid19 virus had no effect on Surgical cases admitted during the pandemic Health care providers committed to providing Transgender affirming health care were able to continue providing the same level of care to all those who in need during the pandemic None 3. The following is true about people’s level of sexual desire during the lockdown as measured by an NBC News survey of over eleven thousand people 95% said that their sex lives had been negatively affected The majority said that they had been neither affected positively or negatively Less than 10% said that the outbreak had positively affected their sex lives Only 49% said that their sex lives had been affected negatively None 4. The following is true about people’s level of sexual desire during the lockdown as measured by an NBC News survey of over eleven thousand people 95% said that their sex lives had been negatively affected The majority said that they had been neither affected positively or negatively Less than 10% said that the outbreak had positively affected their sex lives Only 49% said that their sex lives had been affected negatively None 5. Advice to those who want to have sex during the pandemic includes If a person doesn’t have a temperature and is asymptomatic then it is safe to have sexual activity with them Wearing a face mask during sex will interfere with intimacy so should be avoided A consistent single partner is the safest option, preferably if they are part of your own household Open ventilated places are least risky to contract Covid19, so you should try to limit yourself to having sex outdoors None 6. Which of the following is true of a large qualitative research project carried out by the Sexual & Reproductive Justice coalition on the narratives of sex workers with regards to their accessing sexual and reproductive health services Very few in the sample had ever borne children, so maternity services were not that relevant Substance use was reported by many of the participants to self-medicate their mental health ailments While their own families of origin were often perceived as unsafe spaces, experiences with the public health services were seen as helpful and supportive Participants did not feel that decriminalising sex work would make any difference to the poor level of public health care available to them None 7. The following is true of fertility planning and HIV with regards to the sex workers in the study Very few used the injectable contraceptive, preferring the oral tablets because of increased flexibility of use Many avoided use of condoms because they knew their clients preferred not to use them Many reported being frequently violated in Public Health sector obstetric units Fertility planning was not an issue, even though a large percentage were HIV positive None 1 out of 1 Time's up
