Janulis Patrick, Phillips Ii Gregory, Cascalheira Cory, Mustanski Brian, Wolff Tom, Birkett Michelle
Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2025 Mar;29(3):933-938. doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04576-9. Epub 2024 Dec 18.
Young sexual and gender minority (SGM) people assigned male at birth who use substances are at elevated risk of HIV acquisition. This brief report leverages a large cohort of SGM people assigned male at birth to estimate substance use homophily (i.e., same-same substance use status) in sexual partnerships. We found substance use homophily in this sexual network for marijuana, poppers, methamphetamine, and hallucinogens but not heavy episodic drinking, cocaine, or ecstasy. These results suggest substance use is associated with sexual network structure and may increase HIV disparities between individuals who do and do not use substances.
出生时被认定为男性的年轻性少数群体(SGM)中,使用毒品的人感染艾滋病毒的风险较高。本简要报告利用了大量出生时被认定为男性的SGM人群队列,以估计性伴侣关系中的毒品使用同质性(即相同的毒品使用状况)。我们发现,在这个性网络中,大麻、Poppers、甲基苯丙胺和致幻剂存在毒品使用同质性,但大量饮酒、可卡因或摇头丸不存在这种情况。这些结果表明,毒品使用与性网络结构有关,可能会加大使用和不使用毒品的个体之间的艾滋病毒差异。