"The familiar taste of poison": a qualitative study of multi-level motivations for stimulant use in sexual minority men living in South Florida.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the US, stimulant use is associated with a 3-6 times greater rate of HIV seroconversion in sexual minority men (SMM) than in those who do not use stimulants. Annually, 1 in 3 SMM who HIV seroconvert will be persistent methamphetamine (meth) users. The primary objective of this qualitative study was to explore experiences of stimulant use in SMM living in South Florida, a high priority region for the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.

Methods

The sample included 25 SMM who use stimulants, recruited via targeted ads on social networking apps. Participants completed one-on-one semi-structured qualitative interviews, conducted from July 2019 through February 2020. A general inductive approach was used to identify themes relating to experiences, motivations, and ov

SUBMITTER: Davis-Ewart L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10134657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature