Sexualized Drug Use and Chemsex: Their Association with Sexual Health Among Men who have Sex with Men Living in Greece.

Autor: Poulios, Antonios, Apostolidou, Anna, Triantafyllidou, Stavroula, Protopapas, Konstantinos, Tapeinos, Athanasios, Papadopetrakis, Georgios, Papadopoulou, Martha, Antoniadou, Anastasia, Psichogiou, Mina, Canellopoulos, Lissy
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Zdroj: International Journal of Sexual Health; Jul-Sep2022, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p450-461, 12p
Abstrakt: Objectives: The study aims to investigate rates of sexualized drug use (SDU) and chemsex, a type of SDU involving specifically the use of crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone, or GHB/GBL and their association with the rates of negative sexual health outcomes among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Greece. Methods: Survey of 485 MSM in internal disease departments and community testing centers. Results: Twenty-eight percent of participants were involved in SDU and 20.4% in chemsex. HIV positive status and recent STI diagnoses were associated with SDU involvement. Conclusion: SDU and chemsex rates and their impact on health reveal the need for informed community-based services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index