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Methamphetamine use and Other Club Drug use Differ in Relation to HIV Status and Risk Behavior Among Gay and Bisexual Men

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: In Brief This study compared associations between methamphetamine use, drug use other than methamphetamine, and HIV transmission factors among men who have sex with men, attending an sexually transmitted disease clinic. Of 6435 participants, newly recognized HIV status (OR: 3.02 95% CI: 2.30, 3.99) was associated with methamphetamine use compared with nondrug users, an association not found among other club drug users. Men who have sex with men attending an sexually transmitted disease clinic who reported methamphetamine use were 3 times as likely to be newly recognized with HIV compared with nondrug users.

Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0b013e3181ad54a3

Authors: Ellen T. Rudy, Steven Shoptaw, Megan Lazzar, Robert K. Bolan, Swanand D. Tilekar, Peter R. Kerndt

Institutions: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles LGBT Center

Language: English

Topic: HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health