Journal article
Effect of age on the association between recreational drug use and sexual risk behaviour: A cross-sectional observational analysis
A Wong, GP Prestage, IM Poynten, F Jin, RJ Hillman, C Law, CK Fairley, SM Garland, AE Grulich, DJ Templeton
Sexual Health | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1071/SH20115
Abstract
Recreational drug use (RDU) among gay and bisexual men (GBM) is associated with higher-risk sexual behaviours, however this has not been well defined among older GBM. We investigated the association between RDU and sexual behaviours among older GBM in Sydney, Australia. 617 GBM aged 35-79 years self-reported their RDU in the past 6 months and sexual behaviours. Age-stratified univariable associations between RDU and behaviour were examined. GBM aged 35-44 years were the most likely to report RDU, with rates decreasing with increasing age (Ptrend < 0.001). Associations between RDU and higher-risk sexual behaviours were most consistently found among GBM aged 35-54 years.
Grants
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The SPANC study was funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council Program grant (Sexually transmitted infections: causes, consequences and interventions; Grant no. 568971) and a Cancer Council New South Wales Strategic Research Partnership Program grant (Preventing Morbidity and Mortality from Anal Cancer; Grant no. 13-11). Cytological testing materials were provided by Hologic. The Kirby Institute is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.