ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2016
Alcohol misuse, risky sexual behaviors, and HIV or syphilis infections among Chinese men who have sex with men.
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- Peer counselling versus standard-of-care on reducing high-risk behaviours among newly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Beijing, China: a randomized intervention study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2018Trial
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- Factors Related to Smoking and Perceptions of a Behavioral Counseling and Messenger Service-Delivered Smoking Cessation Intervention for People With HIV in China: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Sex Differences in the Relationship between Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Metabolic Abnormalities: A Community-Based Study in Taiwan.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Food insecurity and substance use in people with HIV infection and substance use disorder.Substance abuse · 2022Article
- Addressing Minority Stress and Mental Health among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in China.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2020Review
- Alcohol consumption patterns among men who have sex with men in major cities of Myanmar: A cross-sectional study.F1000Research · 2020Article
- Prevalence and correlates of alcohol and tobacco use among key populations in Togo in 2017: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Correlates of recent HIV infection among men who have sex with men recruited through the internet in Huzhou City, Eastern China.The Journal of international medical research · 2018Article
- Risk Prediction Score for HIV Infection: Development and Internal Validation with Cross-Sectional Data from Men Who Have Sex with Men in China.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- Examining the Effects of Transphobic Discrimination and Race on HIV Risk Among Transwomen in San Francisco.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- Using technology to assess and intervene with illicit drug-using persons at risk for HIV.Current opinion in HIV and AIDS · 2017Review
- Patterns and Factors Associated With Alcohol Misuse Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in New York City.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFew studies have employed standardized alcohol misuse measures to assess relationships with sexual risk and HIV/syphilis infections among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM).
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study among MSM in Beijing during 2013-2014. An interviewer-administered survey was conducted to collect data on sociodemographics, high-risk behaviors, and alcohol use/misuse patterns (hazardous/binge drinking and risk of alcohol dependence) in the past 3 months using Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C). We defined AUDIT-C score ≥4 as recent hazardous drinkers, and drinking ≥6 standard drinks on one occasion as recent binge drinkers.
resultsOf 3588 participants, 14.4% reported hazardous drinking, 16.8% reported binge drinking. Hazardous and binge drinking are both associated with these factors (p<0.05): older age, being migrants, living longer in Beijing, township/village origin, being employed, higher income, self-perceived low/no HIV risk, and sex-finding via non-Internet venues. Hazardous (vs non-hazardous) or binge (vs. non-binge) drinkers were more likely to use illicit drugs, use alcohol before sex, have multiple partnerships, pay for sex, and have condomless insertive anal intercourse. MSM who reported binge (AOR, 1.34, 95% CI, 1.02-1.77) or hazardous (AOR, 1.36, 95% CI, 1.02-1.82) drinking were more likely to be HIV-infected. MSM at high risk of current alcohol dependence (AUDIT-C ≥8) were more likely to be HIV- (AOR, 2.37, 95% CI, 1.39-4.04) or syphilis-infected (AOR, 1.96, 95% CI, 1.01-3.86).
conclusionsRecent alcohol misuse was associated with increased sexual and HIV/syphilis risks among Chinese MSM, emphasizing the needs of implementing alcohol risk reduction programs in this population.
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