Patterns of Chemsex Substance Use and Its Association with HIV Transmission Risk Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Thailand: A Latent Class Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Sexualized substance use or "chemsex" may contribute to the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Thailand. Specific patterns of chemsex use may be associated with different HIV/STI transmission risks. We examined typologies and correlates of sexualized substance use among a sample of high-risk MSM (n = 532) who had attended a private sex party or circuit party in the past three years using latent class analysis. Multinomial regression was used to adjust for variables associated with the 3-class latent class model. We identified a 3-class model as the best fitting model, which included: (1) "negligible sexualized substance users" (36.7%), who had never engaged in chemsex in the past six months; (2) "sexualized substance users" (13.9%), who had a high level of sexualized alc

SUBMITTER: Cheung DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11390813 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature