ArticleThe Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association2025
Sexualized drug use factors among rural sexual minority men.
Article in The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Utilizing Machine Learning for Predicting PrEP Use Status Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- Reactions to Sexual, Substance Use, and Mental Health Surveys Among Rural Sexual Minority Men.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2025Article
- Sexualized drug use factors among rural sexual minority men.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeAlthough rural sexual minority men (SMM) use substances immediately before/during sex (i.e., sexualized drug use), the factors contributing to this behavior are unknown. We examined the factors associated with past year sexualized drug use among rural SMM.
methodsRural SMM in the Southern region of the United States (N = 345) completed an online cross-sectional survey from February to March 23, 2024. Participants answered questions about their sexualized drug use behaviors, sexual behaviors, minority stressors, and demographics. We conducted a hierarchical logistic regression to estimate the adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for factors associated with past year sexualized drug use.
findingsOver three-quarters of participants (79.7%) used substances immediately before/during sex in the past year. Sexualized drug use was associated with exposure to sexual minority stressors, polysubstance use, sexually transmitted infection testing, having oral sex, receiving drugs from a man in exchange for sex, and older age.
conclusionSexualized drug use is prevalent among rural SMM, and sexual minority stressors and past year sexual risk and substance misuse behaviors were contributing factors. Rural primary care clinics, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) service organizations, and outpatient and inpatient substance use organizations should implement integrative sexual and substance use screening, counseling, and referral services for their rural clients.
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