High‐risk behaviours, and their associations with mental health, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and HIV parameters, in HIV‐positive men who have sex with men

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the patterns and frequency of multiple risk behaviours (alcohol, drugs, smoking, higher risk sexual activity) among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV. METHODS: Cross sectional study. RESULTS: 147 out of 819 HIV‐positive MSM exhibited a high‐risk phenotype (de...

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Autores principales: Pool, ERM, Winston, A, Bagkeris, E, Vera, JH, Mallon, PWG, Sachikonye, M, Post, FA, Pozniak, A, Boffito, M, Anderson, J, Williams, I, Johnson, M, Burgess, L, Sabin, CA
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6519017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30548745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12690
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: To investigate the patterns and frequency of multiple risk behaviours (alcohol, drugs, smoking, higher risk sexual activity) among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV. METHODS: Cross sectional study. RESULTS: 147 out of 819 HIV‐positive MSM exhibited a high‐risk phenotype (defined as >3 of smoking, excess alcohol, sexually transmitted infection and recent recreational drug use). This phenotype was associated with younger age, depressive symptoms and <90% adherence in multivariable logistic regression. CONCLUSION: In a cohort of MSM, a small, but significant proportion exhibited multiple concurrent risk behaviours.

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