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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015

Drug Use, Sexual Risk, and Syndemic Production Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Engage in Group Sexual Encounters.

Sabina Hirshfield, Eric W Schrimshaw, Ronald D Stall, Andrew D Margolis, Martin J Downing, Mary Ann Chiasson

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Article in American journal of public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sabina HirshfieldSabina Hirshfield, Martin J. Downing Jr, and Mary Ann Chiasson are with Public Health Solutions, Research and Evaluation Unit, New York, NY. Eric W. Schrimshaw is with the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Ronald D. Stall is with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Andrew D. Margolis is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Prevention Research Branch, Atlanta, GA.
Eric W SchrimshawSabina Hirshfield, Martin J. Downing Jr, and Mary Ann Chiasson are with Public Health Solutions, Research and Evaluation Unit, New York, NY. Eric W. Schrimshaw is with the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Ronald D. Stall is with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Andrew D. Margolis is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Prevention Research Branch, Atlanta, GA.
Ronald D StallSabina Hirshfield, Martin J. Downing Jr, and Mary Ann Chiasson are with Public Health Solutions, Research and Evaluation Unit, New York, NY. Eric W. Schrimshaw is with the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Ronald D. Stall is with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Andrew D. Margolis is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Prevention Research Branch, Atlanta, GA.
Andrew D MargolisSabina Hirshfield, Martin J. Downing Jr, and Mary Ann Chiasson are with Public Health Solutions, Research and Evaluation Unit, New York, NY. Eric W. Schrimshaw is with the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Ronald D. Stall is with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Andrew D. Margolis is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Prevention Research Branch, Atlanta, GA.
Martin J DowningSabina Hirshfield, Martin J. Downing Jr, and Mary Ann Chiasson are with Public Health Solutions, Research and Evaluation Unit, New York, NY. Eric W. Schrimshaw is with the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Ronald D. Stall is with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Andrew D. Margolis is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Prevention Research Branch, Atlanta, GA.
Mary Ann ChiassonSabina Hirshfield, Martin J. Downing Jr, and Mary Ann Chiasson are with Public Health Solutions, Research and Evaluation Unit, New York, NY. Eric W. Schrimshaw is with the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Ronald D. Stall is with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Andrew D. Margolis is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Prevention Research Branch, Atlanta, GA.
Department of Public Health · US

Funding

A Novel Online Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Among Men Who Meet Men OnlineUR6PS000415 · PS · PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS · PI HIRSHFIELD, SABINA · 2006 to 2007
$420k
NCHHSTP CDC HHS UR6 PS000415
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe surveyed men who have sex with men (MSM) to determine whether sexual risk behaviors, recent drug use, and other psychosocial problems differed between men who engaged in one-on-one and group sexual encounters.

methodsWe conducted an Internet-based cross-sectional survey of 7158 MSM aged 18 years or older in the United States recruited from a gay-oriented sexual networking Web site in 2008. Among MSM who engaged in group sexual encounters, we compared their past-60-day sexual behaviors in one-on-one encounters and group sexual encounters. We also compared risk profiles and syndemic production between men who did and did not participate in group sex.

resultsMen reporting a group-sex encounter had significantly higher polydrug use and sexual risk than did the men not reporting group sex in the past 60 days. The odds of engaging in group sex with 4 or more sexual partners significantly increased with the number of psychosocial problems, supporting evidence of syndemic production.

conclusionsWe identified a particularly high-risk subgroup in the MSM population with considerable psychosocial problems that may be reached online. Research is needed on how to engage these high-risk men in combination prevention interventions.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesHomosexuality, MaleHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersSubstance-Related DisordersUnited States

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PMID25713951
PMCPMC4539820
OpenAlexW2085330679

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