Drug use and the influence on kissing among men who have sex with men in Melbourne, Australia

EPF Chow; JJ Ong; LA Vodstrcil; CK Fairley

Journal article

Drug use and the influence on kissing among men who have sex with men in Melbourne, Australia

EPF Chow, JJ Ong, LA Vodstrcil, CK Fairley

International Journal of STD and AIDS | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1177/0956462419878338

Abstract

The use of drugs is not uncommon among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Kissing has been recently identified as a risk factor for gonorrhoea. This study aimed to examine the proportion of MSM who used drugs and how specific drugs influence the likelihood of kissing. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among MSM attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre between March 2016 and February 2017. Participants reported their use of eleven specific drugs in the last three months and whether they felt the drug influenced them to kiss someone. Four thousand, three hundred and ninety-one MSM were included in the analysis; 63.1% (n = 2772) used at least one drug in the last t..

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Eric Chow Author

Lenka Vodstrcil Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: EPFC was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellowship (1091226) when this study was conducted. This study was funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant (568971).