Open AccessDrug Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Gay and Bisexual Men Who Attend Circuit Parties: A Venue-Based Comparison
Author(s) -
Grant Colfax,
Gordon Mansergh,
Robert Guzman,
Eric Vittinghoff,
Gary Marks,
Melissa Rader,
Susan Buchbinder
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00126334-200112010-00011
Subject(s) - drug , sexual behavior , psychology , male homosexuality , clinical psychology , social psychology , medicine , men who have sex with men , psychiatry , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis
HIV risk behavior among urban gay/bisexual men has recently increased. High-risk sexual activity and drug use may be particularly high during circuit party (CP) weekends, during which gay/bisexual men congregate for social activities and dancing.