Substance use and sexual risk differences among older bisexual and gay men with HIV.
Behav Med
; 40(3): 108-15, 2014.
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| ID: mdl-25090363
ABSTRACT
Bisexual and gay men are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Research typically combines these groups into the category of men who have sex with men, and little is known about between-group differences. HIV-positive populations are aging and have high rates of substance use compared to non-infected peers, while substance use among older adults has increased and is associated with unprotected intercourse. Among a sample of 239 HIV-positive bisexual and gay men aged 50 and older, bisexual men were more likely to report cigarette, cocaine, crack, and heroin use compared with gay men. However, bisexual men were less likely to use crystal meth, club drugs, poppers (nitrate inhalers), and erectile dysfunction (ED) medications compared to gay men. While bisexual men reported lower rates of unprotected sex, logistic regression analysis found that current use of poppers and ED drugs, which were higher among gay men, explained this difference. Implications for education and prevention programs are discussed.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Envelhecimento
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Bissexualidade
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Infecções por HIV
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Homossexualidade Masculina
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Sexo sem Proteção
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Behav Med
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article