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The complex social, cultural and psychological drivers of the ‘chemsex’ experiences of men who have sex with men: a systematic review and conceptual thematic synthesis of qualitative studies

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionChemsex’ is the sexualised use of drugs among men who have sex with men (MSM). Past systematic reviews have primarily focussed on quantitative research exploring the key characteristics and health consequences of chemsex.
Edward Mundy, Edward Mundy, Alexander Carter, Tom Nadarzynski, Christopher Whiteley, Richard O. de Visser, Carrie D. Llewellyn   +6 more
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Attachment style, ways of coping with stress and life attitudes by MSM who are active chemsex users

European Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction The research was carried out in Poland between 7-19 March 2021 with the help of online questionnaire on a group of 183 male aged 18-20. The subjects were divided into two age groups: 18-29 and 30-40.
P. Kaluzny, R. Kowalczyk
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Scaling HIV self‐testing to improve health equity among cisgender gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, trans and gender‐diverse people in the United Kingdom: An HIV self‐testing implementation action framework

HIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background HIV self‐testing (HIVST) is feasible, highly acceptable and can increase HIV testing uptake/frequency without harm while also reducing costs. Despite HIVST's benefits, UK service provision has been sporadic partially due to policymakers and commissioners' reluctance over concerns about linkage to care/surveillance, which ultimately ...
T. Charles Witzel, Peter Weatherburn, Fiona M. Burns, Isaac Y.‐H. Chu, Phil Samba, Alison J. Rodger   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitude and beliefs about the social environment associated with chemsex among MSM visiting STI clinics in the Netherlands: An observational study.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Drug use during sex, 'chemsex', is common among men who have sex with men (MSM) and related to sexual and mental health harms. This study assessed associations between chemsex and a wide range of determinants among MSM visiting STI clinics to ...
Ymke J Evers, Jill J H Geraets, Geneviève A F S Van Liere, Christian J P A Hoebe, Nicole H T M Dukers-Muijrers   +4 more
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Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence and Determinants Among Sexual Health Clinic Attendees in Bucharest, Romania

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
Cross‐sectional study among 70 sexual health clinic attendees (70% MSM) in Bucharest combining multisite STI testing with knowledge, attitudes, and practices assessment. Key findings include 35.5% bacterial STI prevalence, essential extragenital testing, and cost barriers to screening uptake.
Andrei Tanasov, George‐Sorin Tiplica
wiley   +1 more source

ChemsexPH: The association between chemsex, HIV status and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among men who have sex with men in the Philippines

Journal of the International AIDS Society
Introduction Chemsex, the use of psychotropic drugs before or during sexual intercourse, is associated with various HIV risk factors, including condomless sex and reduced adherence to pre‐exposure prophylaxis or antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Rodenie Arnaiz Olete, Carol Strong, Katerina Leyritana, Adam Bourne, Nai‐Ying Monica Ko   +4 more
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Chemsex among men who have sex with men living outside major cities and associations with sexually transmitted infections: A cross-sectional study in the Netherlands.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundThe intentional use of drugs to have sex-chemsex-among men who have sex with men (MSM) might contribute to the high sexually transmitted infections (STI) prevalence in this group. Limited data is available on chemsex outside major cities.
Ymke J Evers, Geneviève A F S Van Liere, Christian J P A Hoebe, Nicole H T M Dukers-Muijrers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An uncharted territory of sexualized drug use: exploring the dynamics of chemsex among young and adolescent MSM including self-identified gay men in urban Dhaka, Bangladesh

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Global and local literature depicted the pervasiveness of chemsex among men who have sex with men (MSM), yet there is limited evidence on adolescents and youth.
Samira Dishti Irfan, Golam Sarwar, Junyed Emran, Sharful Islam Khan   +3 more
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Illicit drug use and its association with key sexual risk behaviours and outcomes: Findings from Britain's third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3) [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVES: We explore the hypothesis that using illicit drugs other than, or in addition to, cannabis is associated with sexual risk behaviour and sexual health outcomes in the British population.
Burns, F, Field, N, Gravningen, K, Macdowall, W, Mercer, CH, Paquette, R, Prah, P, Shahmanesh, M, Sonnenberg, P, Tanton, C   +9 more
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Pre‐exposure prophylaxis use in blood donors in England

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives The For the Assessment of Individualized Risk (FAIR) framework, introduced by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) in 2021, aims to reduce stigma and improve equity in blood donor selection, particularly for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
Jaid Debrah, Claire Reynolds, Victoria Maddox, Shannah Secret, Hatice Baklan, Alieu Amara, Laura Else, Peter Simmonds, Susan R. Brailsford, Saye Khoo, Heli Harvala   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source