HIV, chemsex, and the need for harm-reduction interventions to support gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

C Strong, P Huang, CW Li, SWW Ku, HJ Wu… - The lancet HIV, 2022 - thelancet.com
Numerous studies have identified an association between the use of drugs in sexual
contexts (chemsex) and HIV among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men …

Evaluating the impact of COVID-19: A cohort comparison study of drug use and risky sexual behavior among sexual minority men in the USA

TJ Starks, SS Jones, D Sauermilch, M Benedict… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Sexual minority men who use drugs have high sexual HIV transmission risk.
Sexual interactions may also increase COVID-19 risk. This study compared marijuana use …

Pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and discontinuation among young black men who have sex with men in Atlanta, Georgia: a prospective cohort study

DP Serota, ES Rosenberg, PS Sullivan… - Clinical infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has
great potential to reduce HIV incidence among young black men who have sex with men …

Pre‐exposure prophylaxis initiation and adherence among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in three US cities: results from the HPTN 073 study

DP Wheeler, SD Fields, G Beauchamp… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of antiretroviral pre‐
exposure prophylaxis (Pr EP) in preventing HIV acquisition among men who have sex with …

Factores que determinan prácticas sexuales de riesgo en la adquisición de enfermedades de transmisión sexual en población de hombres que tienen sexo con …

JA Sola Lara, RA Caparros-González… - … española de salud …, 2022 - SciELO Public Health
RESUMEN Fundamentos: Los casos de Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual están
aumentando en la actualidad, especialmente en hombres que tienen sexo con hombres. El …

Preexposure prophylaxis guidelines have low sensitivity for identifying seroconverters in a sample of young Black MSM in Chicago

N Lancki, E Almirol, L Alon, M McNulty, JA Schneider - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Identification of clients at greatest risk of acquiring HIV is critical for
preexposure prophylaxi (PrEP) implementation. Young black MSM (YBMSM) have high …

Multiple dimensions of stigma and health related factors among young black men who have sex with men

K Quinn, DR Voisin, A Bouris, K Jaffe, L Kuhns… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
This study is among the first to examine the association between multiple domains of HIV-
related stigma and health-related correlates including viral load and medication adherence …

Pilot randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing with sexual minority male couples to reduce drug use and sexual risk: the couples health project

TJ Starks, T Adebayo, KD Kyre, BM Millar, MJ Stratton… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
A randomized controlled trial evaluated the preliminary efficacy of a dyadically-delivered
motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to reduce drug use and sexual risk in a sample of …

Interruptions in mental health care, cannabis use, depression, and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a cohort of HIV-positive and HIV-negative …

M Javanbakht, A Rosen, A Ragsdale, EI Richter… - Journal of Urban …, 2022 - Springer
The objective was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health care,
cannabis use, and behaviors that increase the risk of STIs among men living with or at high …

Testing the drug use and condomless anal sex link among sexual minority men: the predictive utility of marijuana and interactions with relationship status

TJ Starks, SS Jones, K Kyre, G Robles, D Cain… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The association between drug use and condomless anal sex (CAS) is well
documented among sexual minority men (SMM). Less is known about whether this …