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JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2023 BackgroundMen who have sex with men (MSM) who practice chemsex have a higher likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviors and higher rates of HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than those who do not.
Edmond Pui Hang Choi +6 more
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Chemsex as edgework: towards a sociological understanding. [PDF]
, 2018 Sexual sessions between men, organised through mobile technologies and combined with stimulants intended to extend and intensify the session have been reified into the phenomena of 'chemsex'. Understanding chemsex requires multiple levels of analysis and
Ford Hickson, Hickson, Ford
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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
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Effectiveness of Harm Reduction Interventions in Chemsex: A Systematic Review [PDF]
The phenomenon of chemsex has emerged as an essential public health issue in recent years. This systematic review aimed to investigate currently available harm reduction strategies and to evaluate the efficacy of the corresponding interventions. Methods:
Elena Chover-Sierra +37 more
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Transfusion Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives To assess the impact of the individualised risk‐based donor selection guidelines on deferral of blood donors at donation sessions in England. Background From June 2021, the 3‐month deferral for sex between men was replaced by an individualised risk assessment known as FAIR (For the Assessment of Individualised Risk).
Katherine Daly +3 more
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JMIR Public Health and SurveillanceBackgroundChemsex prevalence is still not well known, and both the lack of homogeneity and cultural component of chemsex practices are usually overlooked.
Paule Gonzalez-Recio +7 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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Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With HIV [PDF]
J Med VirolABSTRACT In 2023–2025, HCV transmission in men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV in Hong Kong resurged. This study aims to assess the epidemiologic patterns between 2011 and 2025. Among 288 MSM with sexually acquired HCV infection, 73% were diagnosed at least 12 months after HIV diagnosis, and 98% had ever achieved HIV viral load suppression.
Lee S, Chan D, Wong B, Cheung D, Wong N.
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Sociology of Health &Illness, Volume 48, Issue 8, November 2026.ABSTRACT Migrants do not only acquire HIV in their home countries; a significant proportion acquire HIV postmigration. Newly arrived Asian‐born gay migrants in Australia have been identified as having low HIV risk but still being vulnerable to HIV. In this paper, we qualitatively examine their postmigration HIV vulnerability embedded within migrant ...
Satrio Nindyo Istiko +3 more
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Journal of the International AIDS SocietyIntroduction 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 +4 more
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