Chems4EU: chemsex use and its impacts across four European countries in HIV-positive men who have sex with men attending HIV services.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chemsex in a European context is the use of any of the following drugs to facilitate sex: crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone and gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)/gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and, to a lesser extent, cocaine and ketamine. This study describes the prevalence of self-reported recreational drug use and chemsex in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) accessing HIV services in four countries. It also examines the problematic impacts and harms of chemsex and access to chemsex-related services.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional multi-centre questionnaire study of HIV-positive MSM accessing nine HIV services in the UK, Spain, Greece and Italy.

Results

In all, 1589 HIV-positive MSM attending HIV services in four countries completed the questionnai

SUBMITTER: Whitlock GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290820 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature