Journal Article

Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Episode-Level Analysis

Wilson, Patrick, Boone, Melissa R., Cook, Stephanie H.

2013

Overview

Men who have sex with men (MSM) make up nearly half of all people living with HIV in the United States. The prevalence of the epidemic in this population makes it vitally important to understand the transmission of the infection and to develop methods to prevent its spread. The current study uses longitudinal diary methods to examine relationships between substance use and unprotected anal intercourse in a sample of 158 HIV-positive, mostly ethnic minority MSM. Results indicate that both general substance use and use of specific drugs (i.e., inhalants, cocaine, crack, and club drugs) have a substantial impact on the sexual risk behavior of this population.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome / Adult / Age Factors / Amphetamine-Related Disorders - complications / Amphetamine-Related Disorders - epidemiology / Amphetamine-Related Disorders - psychology / Anal intercourse / Autobiographical literature / Brief Report / Cocaine / Cocaine-Related Disorders - complications / Cocaine-Related Disorders - epidemiology / Cocaine-Related Disorders - psychology / Crack Cocaine / Drug Abuse / Drug use / Drugs / Epidemics / Ethnic groups / Ethnicity / Gays & lesbians / Health Psychology / HIV / HIV Seropositivity - complications / HIV Seropositivity - psychology / Homosexuality / Homosexuality, Male - psychology / Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data / Human immunodeficiency virus / Humans / Infectious Diseases / Inhalant Abuse - complications / Inhalant Abuse - epidemiology / Inhalant Abuse - psychology / Inhalants / Logistic Models / Male / Males / Marijuana Abuse - complications / Marijuana Abuse - epidemiology / Marijuana Abuse - psychology / Medicine / Medicine & Public Health / Men / Men who have sex with men / Middle Aged / Minority groups / New York City - epidemiology / Prospective Studies / Public Health / Risk / Risk behavior / Risk factors / Risk taking / Sexual Behavior / Sexual intercourse / Sexually transmitted diseases / STD / Street Drugs / Substance Abuse / Substance use / Substance-Related Disorders - complications / Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology / Substance-Related Disorders - psychology / Unsafe Sex - psychology / Unsafe Sex - statistics & numerical data / Young Adult