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Sexualized Drug Use and Chemsex: Their Association with Sexual Health Among Men who have Sex with Men Living in Greece.
Poulios, Antonios; Apostolidou, Anna; Triantafyllidou, Stavroula; Protopapas, Konstantinos; Tapeinos, Athanasios; Papadopetrakis, Georgios; Papadopoulou, Martha; Antoniadou, Anastasia; Psichogiou, Mina; Canellopoulos, Lissy.
Affiliation
  • Poulios A; Laboratory of Clinical Research "Subjectivity and Social Bond", Department of Psychology, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
  • Apostolidou A; Greek Association of People Living with HIV - Positive Voice, Athens, Greece.
  • Triantafyllidou S; Laboratory of Clinical Research "Subjectivity and Social Bond", Department of Psychology, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
  • Protopapas K; Greek Association of People Living with HIV - Positive Voice, Athens, Greece.
  • Tapeinos A; Greek Association of People Living with HIV - Positive Voice, Athens, Greece.
  • Papadopetrakis G; Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, Chaidari, Greece.
  • Papadopoulou M; Greek Association of People Living with HIV - Positive Voice, Athens, Greece.
  • Antoniadou A; Greek Association of People Living with HIV - Positive Voice, Athens, Greece.
  • Psichogiou M; First Department of Internal Medicine, "Laiko" General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
  • Canellopoulos L; Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, Chaidari, Greece.
Int J Sex Health ; 34(3): 450-461, 2022.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38596273
ABSTRACT

Objectives:

The study aims to investigate rates of sexualized drug use (SDU) and chemsex, a type of SDU involving specifically the use of crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone, or GHB/GBL and their association with the rates of negative sexual health outcomes among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Greece.

Methods:

Survey of 485 MSM in internal disease departments and community testing centers.

Results:

Twenty-eight percent of participants were involved in SDU and 20.4% in chemsex. HIV positive status and recent STI diagnoses were associated with SDU involvement.

Conclusion:

SDU and chemsex rates and their impact on health reveal the need for informed community-based services.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Int J Sex Health Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Grecia Country of publication: Reino Unido
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Int J Sex Health Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Grecia Country of publication: Reino Unido