Excessive Drinking Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Recruited From Web-Based Resources: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

US and Northern European studies have found a higher prevalence of alcohol-related problems among men who have sex with men (MSM) than among the general population of men (GPM). However, most of them relied on traditional sampling methods, not profiting from MSM dating apps and websites for recruitment. Besides, analogous comparisons in Southern Europe are lacking.

Objective

This study aimed to compare several indicators of excessive drinking between MSM and GPM in Spain.

Methods

Overall, 5862 MSM were recruited through dating apps or websites for the Méthysos Project, and 10,349 GPM were recruited using probability sampling via the Household Survey on Alcohol and Drugs in Spain from 2018 to 2020. The outcomes were the prevalence of hazardous or harmful dri

SUBMITTER: Perez-Romero C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature