Use of illicit drugs among gay men living with HIV in Sydney

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作者
Prestage, Garrett
Fogarty, Andrea S.
Rawstorne, Patrick
Grierson, Jeffrey
Zablotska, Iryna
Grulich, Andrew
Kippax, Susan C.
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, Natl Ctr HIV Epidemiol & Clin Res, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
[2] Univ New S Wales, Natl Ctr HIV Social Res, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
[3] La Trobe Univ, Australian Res Ctr Sex Hlth & Soc, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
关键词
gay community; gay men; illicit drugs; sexual adventurism; unprotected anal intercourse;
D O I
10.1097/01.aids.0000255085.77470.bd
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Background: Illicit drug use among gay men is common and is associated with behaviours that are at high risk for HIV transmission. Methods: We explored illicit drug use within an ongoing cohort study of gay men living with HIV in Sydney, Australia. Most (84.3%) of the 274 New South Wales participants interviewed in 2004 for the Positive Health Cohort of HIV-seropositive gay men had used illicit drugs in the 6 months before their baseline interview. Results: One in six men (17.8%) used 'party drugs' at least monthly. At 12 months' follow-up, in 2005, these patterns of illicit drug use were similar. Being younger, participating in gay 'party scenes' and engaging in 'esoteric sex practices' at baseline were associated with any and more frequent use of party drugs, both in 2004 and 2005. 11 licit drug use was, however, not associated with condom use at the most recent sexual encounters. Discussion: Illicit drug use appears to be highly contextual among these gay men living with HIV, and the association with risk behaviour may reflect participation in sexually adventurous subcultures as much as a direct causal effect. (c) 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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