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ArticleJournal of psychoactive drugs

Chemsex and Harm Reduction Practices Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Malaysia: Findings from a Qualitative Study.

Lindsay Palmer, Francesca Maviglia, Jeffrey A Wickersham, Antoine Khati, Olivia Kennedy, Nicholas M Copenhaver, Christopher Uyer, Mohd Akbar Ab Halim, Wan Mohd Ikhtiaruddin, Iskandar Azwa and 2 more

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Article in Journal of psychoactive drugs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Lindsay PalmerDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Francesca MavigliaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Jeffrey A WickershamDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Antoine KhatiDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Olivia KennedyDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Nicholas M CopenhaverDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Christopher UyerDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Mohd Akbar Ab HalimCentre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Wan Mohd IkhtiaruddinCentre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Iskandar AzwaCentre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kamal GautamDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Roman ShresthaDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4340-3101

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Development and Testing of a Mobile Application to Enhance HIV Prevention Cascade in Malaysian MSMR33TW011665 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI SHRESTHA, ROMAN · 2022 to 2024
$885k
Training in MHealth Prevention with MSMK01DA051346 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI SHRESTHA, ROMAN · 2020 to 2024
$862k
Integrated online-to-offline (O2O) model of care for HIV prevention and treatment among men who have sex with menR34MH130233 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI SHRESTHA, ROMAN, WICKERSHAM, JEFFREY ALLEN · 2022 to 2024
$817k
Development and Testing of a Mobile Application to Enhance HIV Prevention Cascade in Malaysian MSMR21TW011665 · FIC · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI SHRESTHA, ROMAN · 2020 to 2021
$408k
FIC NIH HHS R21 TW011665FIC NIH HHS R33 TW011665NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA051346NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH130233
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemsex is a form of sexualized drug use commonly practiced among MSM with psychoactive substances, such as methamphetamine. While this phenomenon has gained global attention in the past two decades, there is a dearth of empirical data to inform culturally competent interventions. The current work investigates the socio-contextual factors related to chemsex and harm reduction practices among Malaysian MSM. Between February and August 2022, we conducted six online focus group sessions with Malaysian MSM who had engaged in chemsex during the previous 6 months (

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Focus GroupsHarm ReductionHomosexuality, MaleQualitative ResearchAdultHumansMalaysiaMaleMethamphetamineMiddle AgedSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultMethamphetaminechemfunChemsexcrystal methharm reductionMalaysiamen who have sex with mensexualized drug use

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PMID37610135
PMCPMC10884347

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