Sexualized drug use ('chemsex') and high-risk sexual behaviours in HIV-positive men who have sex with men.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV infection remains high in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in the UK, and sexualized drug use ("chemsex") and injecting drug use ("slamsex") may play a part in this. We aimed to characterize HIV-positive MSM engaging in chemsex/slamsex and to assess the associations with self-reported STI diagnoses and sexual behaviours. METHODS:Data from a 2014 survey of people attending HIV clinics in England and Wales were linked to clinical data from national HIV surveillance records and weighted to be nationally representative. Multivariable logistic regression assessed the associations of chemsex and slamsex with self-reported unprotected anal intercourse (UAI), serodiscordant UAI (sdUAI) (i.e. UAI with

SUBMITTER: Pufall EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5900961 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature