Open AccessPatterns of sexualised recreational drug use and its association with risk behaviours and sexual health outcomes in men who have sex with men in London, UK: a comparison of cross-sectional studies conducted in 2013 and 2016
Author(s) -
Tyrone Curtis,
Alison Rodger,
Fiona Burns,
Anthony Nardone,
Andrew Copas,
Sonali Wayal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted infections
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.893
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1472-3263
pISSN - 1368-4973
DOI - 10.1136/sextrans-2019-054139
Subject(s) - men who have sex with men , medicine , recreational drug use , cross sectional study , demography , reproductive health , young adult , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , homosexuality , pre exposure prophylaxis , anal intercourse , gynecology , gerontology , family medicine , population , environmental health , syphilis , psychology , pathology , sociology , psychoanalysis
London has one of the highest identified prevalence of chemsex (sexualised recreational drug use) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe. We examine MSM's patterns of chemsex and its association with HIV/STI risk behaviours, STI diagnoses and sexual healthcare-seeking behaviours, including if HIV testing behaviour met UK national guidelines (three monthly if engaging in chemsex).