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Trial reportSubstance use & misuse2016

Sexual Behaviors Linked to Drug and Alcohol Use Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China.

Chen Zhang, Han-Zhu Qian, Lu Yin, Yu Liu, Shiela M Strauss, Yuhua Ruan, Yiming Shao, Hongyan Lu, Sten H Vermund

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Substance use & misuse, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Chen Zhanga Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville , Tennessee , USA.
Han-Zhu Qiana Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville , Tennessee , USA.
Lu Yina Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville , Tennessee , USA.
Yu Liua Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville , Tennessee , USA.
Shiela M Straussc College of Nursing , New York University , New York , New York , USA.
Yuhua Ruand State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (SKLID) , Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases , Beijing , China.
Yiming Shaod State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (SKLID) , Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases , Beijing , China.
Hongyan Lue Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Beijing , China.
Sten H Vermunda Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville , Tennessee , USA.
Vanderbilt University · USState Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and ControlBeijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control · CNNew York University · USVanderbilt Health · US

Funding

Multi-component HIV Intervention Packages for Chinese MSMR01AI094562 · NIAID · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI QIAN, HAN-ZHU, VERMUND, STEN H. · 2011 to 2014
$2.5M
Expanded Testing, Linkage, and Treatment for HIV Prevention Among MSM in ChinaR34AI091446 · NIAID · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI VERMUND, STEN H. · 2011 to 2011
$226k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI094562NIAID NIH HHS R34 AI091446
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigh-risk sexual behaviors drive the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM). Alcohol consumption and use of club drugs may increase sexual risk behaviors. We evaluated effects of drug and alcohol use on sexual behaviors with both their male and female partners as well as on HIV and syphilis infections among MSM in China.

methodsAs the part of a community randomized clinical trial that conducted among MSM in Beijing from 2013 to 2015, we recruited a total of 3,680 participants cross-sectionally. A self-administered questionnaire was employed to collect information regarding demographics, sexual behaviors, and a history of alcohol and drug use. Blood sample was collected for HIV and syphilis testing.

resultsA total of 3,588 MSM completed the survey and were included in the data analysis. The mean age was 29.9 with 97.3% of Han-ethnicity and 85.0% unmarried. The HIV and syphilis prevalence was 12.7% and 7.4%, respectively. Drug use was significantly associated with higher odds of HIV infection (aOR = 1.3, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 1.0,1.6), but not associated with syphilis. A higher level of alcohol consumption was similarly associated with higher odds of HIV risks with both male (e.g., condomless sex acts) and female partners (e.g., numbers of sexual partners).

conclusionThe association between drug and alcohol use and high-risk behaviors is notable among MSM in China. Integrated HIV interventions that target substance use among MSM may be more effective than programs that only target HIV alone.

Indexed as

Sexual BehaviorChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMalePrevalenceRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSexual and Gender MinoritiesSyphilisAlcohol useChinadrug useHIVsexual behavior; men who have sex with men

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PMID27608264
PMCPMC5423713
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