SynthesisAIDS and behavior2024
The Risks for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Engage in Chemsex in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Factors Associated with Chemsex Practice Among People Living with HIV in Serbia.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Chemsex Practice Among PrEP Users in Buenos Aires, Argentina.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Determinants of HIV Testing Uptake Among People Who Use New Psychoactive Substances in Kazakhstan: A Multi-Regional Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Age and Education Disparities in Internalized Homophobia, Social Avoidance, Depressive Symptoms, and Sexualized Drug Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Mediation Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Chemsex and uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among adult cisgender gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men worldwide: a systematic review with meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Methamphetamine Use in People Living with HIV: Clinical, Neurocognitive, and Blood Biomarker Profiles.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Chemsex as a Diagnostic Challenge: Toward Recognition in ICD-12 and Integrated Treatment Approaches-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Factors associated with active syphilis infection in US blood donors.Transfusion · 2025Article
- An online study to understand chemsex in India.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- South African harm reduction guideline for chemsex.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2025Article
- Factors associated with having a steady homosexual partner among men who have sex with men, based on internet recruitment.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Chemsex, the use of drugs during and/or prior to sex, has been found to increase the risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among men who have sex with men (MSM). Many studies and reviews on chemsex were focused among MSM in high-income countries (HIC), with less attention given to understanding chemsex in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). We estimated the prevalence of chemsex and its association with sexual risk behaviors, HIV, and STI among MSM in LMIC. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, GlobalHealth, PsychINFO, and CINAHL for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies describing chemsex and its association with sexual risk behaviors, HIV, and STI among MSM in LMIC, published January 1, 2000-October 15, 2023. We used the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool to assess study quality. We developed a narrative review and performed meta-analysis using a random effects model and the DerSimonian and Laird approach (PROSPERO #CRD42022339663). Thirty-two studies from LMIC, particularly from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, were included. MSM who engaged in chemsex had higher prevalence of condomless anal intercourse, group sex, having multiple sexual partners, and of HIV and STI compared to MSM who did not. We estimated a pooled prevalence for recent chemsex (≤ 12 months) of 16% (95% CI 11%-22%, τ = 0.01, I
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