Study on synthetic drug use and associated factors among men who have sex with men at high risk of HIV infection
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2020.02.017
- VernacularTitle:HIV感染高风险男男性行为人群合成毒品使用现况及相关因素分析
- Author:
Zhenyu WANG
1
;
Yong LU
;
Xiaojun MENG
;
Tianjian JIA
;
Zhengzhou LUO
;
Yi DING
;
Weiyin CHEN
;
Heping ZHENG
;
Bin YANG
;
Huachun ZOU
Author Information
1. 中山大学公共卫生学院
- Keywords:
Men who have sex with men;
Synthetic drug;
HIV
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2020;41(2):231-235
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the current status of synthetic drug use and associated factors among men who have sex with men (MSM) at high risk of HIV infection.Methods A crosssectional study was conducted in Guangzhou,Wuxi and Shenzhen through January to August 2017.MSM at high risk of HIV infection were recruited from attendants at the health clinics,through internet advertisement and snowball sampling method.Eligible MSM were the ones who had met the following criteria:≥ 18 years old,having either 2 male sex partners,or condomless anal sex with a casual male sex partner,or a STD historg during the past 6 months.Data regarding demographic,sexual behavior,HIV/STD testing history and previous drug use were collected by sely-administered questionnaires.Blood was also drawn for HIV testing.Results Of the 603 MSM at high risk of HIV,25.5％ (154/603,95％CI:22.0％-29.0％) of them had used drugs in the past 6 months,including 29.1％ (88/302,95％CI:24.0％-34.3％) in Guangzhou,26.3％ (40/152,95％CI:19.2％-33.4％)in Shenzhen,and 17.4％ (26/149,95％CI:11.3％-23.6％) in Wuxi.'Rush'(85.1％,131/154) was the most commonly used drug.Results from the multivariable logistic regression revealed that drug use was associated with the following factors:having multiple casual sexual partners (aOR=3.24,95％CI:1.29-7.43) and alcohol use (aOR=1.78,95％CI:1.12-2.80) in the past 6 months after adjusting for age,education and monthly income.Conclusions Drug use seemed common among MSM population at high risk of HIV infection and was associated with higher risk behavior that leading to HIV infection.Synthetic drug use among MSM deserved more attention.
