Prevalence and correlates of marijuana use among HIV-seropositive and seronegative men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS), 1984-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Marijuana use is common among HIV+ individuals, but few studies have examined long-term trends in prevalence and correlates of use.

Methods

We evaluated trends (1984-2013) in the annual prevalence of current (past 6-month use) and daily (among current users) marijuana use and determined correlates of use among 2742 HIV-seropositive (HIV+) and 3172 HIV-seronegative (HIV-) men who have sex with men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). Poisson regression models were used to estimate prevalence ratios of marijuana use separately for the men who were enrolled before 2001 (early-cohort) and after 2001 (late-cohort).

Results

Over the 29 years of the study, the prevalence of current marijuana use declined significantly, whereas daily use among users increas

SUBMITTER: Okafor CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5415427 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature