Synthetic drug use and HIV infection among men who have sex with men in China: A sixteen-city, cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Increasing evidence suggests an association between synthetic drug use and HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). The aim of this study was to evaluate synthetic drug use prevalence, describe characteristics of synthetic drug users, and investigate whether synthetic drug use is associated with HIV infection among Chinese MSM.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 16 Chinese cities among males >18 years old who reported having had sex with men in the prior 3 months, but did not already have a known HIV-positive serostatus. Participants were grouped according to lifetime synthetic drug use and characteristics were compared using Chi-square test. Determinants of HIV infection were assessed using univariate and multivariate regression.

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SUBMITTER: Luo W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6067707 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature