British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada.
School of Psychology, University of Southhampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 19;18(6):3183. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18063183.
(1) Background: Condomless anal sex and substance use are associated with STI risk among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). Our first study objective was to describe event-level sexual risk and substance use trends among gbMSM. Our second study objective was to describe substances associated with event-level sexual risk. (2) Methods: Data come from the Momentum Health Study in Vancouver, British Columbia and participants were recruited from 2012-2015, with follow-up until 2018. Stratified by self-reported HIV status, we used generalized estimating equations to assess trends of sexual event-level substance use and assessed interactions between substance use and time period on event-level higher risk sex defined as condomless anal sex with an HIV serodifferent or unknown status partner. (3) Results: Event-level higher risk anal sex increased across the study period among HIV-negative/unknown (baseline prevalence: 13% vs. study end prevalence: 29%) and HIV-positive gbMSM (baseline prevalence: 16% vs. study end prevalence: 38%). Among HIV-negative/unknown gbMSM, event-level erectile drug use increased, while alcohol use decreased over the study period. Overall, interactions between substance use and time on higher risk anal sex were not statistically significant, regardless of serostatus. However, we found a number of time-specific significant interactions for erectile drugs, poppers, Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), crystal methamphetamine and ecstasy/MDMA use among HIV-negative/unknown gbMSM. (4) Conclusion: Significant differences in substance use trends and associated risks exist and are varied among gbMSM by serostatus. These findings provide a more comprehensive understanding of the effects of event-level substance use on sexual risk through longitudinal follow-up of nearly six years.
(1) 背景:无保护肛交和药物使用与男同性恋者、双性恋者和其他与男性发生性关系的男性(gbMSM)中的性传播感染(STI)风险相关。我们的第一个研究目标是描述 gbMSM 中的性行为风险和药物使用趋势。我们的第二个研究目标是描述与性行为风险相关的物质。(2) 方法:数据来自不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华的动力健康研究,参与者是在 2012-2015 年招募的,并随访至 2018 年。按自我报告的 HIV 状况分层,我们使用广义估计方程评估性行为风险的趋势和评估药物使用与时间之间的相互作用对性行为风险更高的定义为与 HIV 血清学不同或未知状态的伴侣进行无保护的肛交。(3) 结果:在研究期间,HIV 阴性/未知(基线患病率:13%与研究结束时的患病率:29%)和 HIV 阳性 gbMSM(基线患病率:16%与研究结束时的患病率:38%)中,性行为风险更高的肛交事件增加。在 HIV 阴性/未知的 gbMSM 中,药物使用增加,而在研究期间,酒精使用减少。总体而言,无论血清学状况如何,药物使用与时间之间的相互作用对性行为风险没有统计学意义。然而,我们发现了一些与 HIV 阴性/未知的 gbMSM 中的勃起药物、啪啪剂、γ-羟基丁酸(GHB)、冰毒和摇头丸/ MDMA 使用相关的时间特异性显著相互作用。(4) 结论:在不同的血清学状态下,gbMSM 中存在不同的药物使用趋势和相关风险。这些发现通过近六年的纵向随访,提供了对事件层面的药物使用对性行为风险的影响的更全面的理解。
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