ArticleSubstance use & misuse2017
A Qualitative Assessment of Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Peru.
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- Why Some but Not Others? Exploring Factors That Determine Whether Alcohol Intoxication Increases Sexual Risk Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men.Research square · 2025Article
- Alcohol consumption patterns and risk of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Chongqing, southwestern China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Differentiating the role of alcohol in young men's use of substances with sex: A qualitative study.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Youths' Perceptions Of The Relation Between Alcohol Consumption And Risky Sexual Behaviour in the Western Cape, South Africa: A Qualitative Study.Child indicators research · 2022Article
- Sexual Behaviors and Factors Associated with Condomless Sexual Practice in Colombian Men Who Have Sex with Men at High Risk of HIV Transmission.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- Intimate Partner Violence Against Transgender Women: Prevalence and Correlates in Lima, Peru (2016-2018).AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
- Combined effects of gender affirmation and economic hardship on vulnerability to HIV: a qualitative analysis among U.S. adult transgender women.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Contextualizing condoms: a cross-sectional study mapping intersections of locations of sexual contact, partner type, and substance use as contexts for sexual risk behavior among MSM in Peru.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Acceptability of pharmacotherapy for hazardous alcohol use among men who have sex with men: Findings from a qualitative study.Addictive behaviors reports · 2018Article
- "Booze is the main factor that got me where I am today": alcohol use and HIV risk for MSM in rural South Africa.AIDS care · 2018Article
- Men Who Have Sex With Men in Peru: Acceptability of Medication-Assisted Therapy for Treating Alcohol Use Disorders.American journal of men's health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeruvian men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) experience the double burden of a highly concentrated HIV epidemic with a high prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs). Recent research has associated both with risky sexual behaviors, including unprotected sex, having multiple sexual partners, engaging in sex work, having recent sexually transmitted infections, and having HIV-infected partners. AUDs have also been associated in MSM/TGW with being unaware of HIV+ status.
objectivesThis study aims to further examine issues associated with alcohol consumption, HIV infection, and risk behaviors in a qualitative analysis of focus groups conducted with MSM/TGW in Peru.
methodsA total of 26 MSM/TGW participants with AUDs participated in three semi-structured focus groups in Lima, Peru. Content analysis was facilitated by software, and specific themes were elucidated.
resultsParticipants described their drinking patterns, including the types of alcoholic drinks they consumed. They depicted drinking frequently and over multiple-day sessions. Problematic drinking behaviors were described, as well as the perceived characteristics of alcohol dependence. Interestingly, HIV-infected participants who were prescribed antiretroviral therapy did not believe that their drinking affected their medication adherence. These insights can aid in the design of future interventions aiming to reduce problematic drinking as well as HIV-related risk behaviors and, subsequently, HIV incidence.
conclusionsPeruvian MSM/TGW exhibit problematic drinking, which may be associated with risky sexual behaviors and HIV transmission. Interest in reducing alcohol consumption was high, suggesting the need for targeted behavioral and pharmacological interventions.
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