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The interplay of syndemic production and serosorting in drug-using gay and bisexual men. |
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Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 23(1), January-March 2011, pp.89-106. |
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1053-8720 |
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This study examines the relationships between mental health, substance use, and sexual behaviours among gay and bisexual men using syndemics theory. Syndemics is used to investigate the mutually reinforcing interaction of multiple medical and social problems. A sample of 450 gay and bisexual club drug-using men from New York City were assessed with regard to sociodemographic characteristics, frequency and type of club drug use, HIV status, mental health status, and sexual behaviour with casual partners. Risk scores for each participant were based on the variables measuring substance use and mental health burden. The findings showed that participants with higher risk scores were significantly more likely to engage in risk behaviours. Risk taking was also explained by serosorting, in which individuals use HIV status to select sexual partners, frequently to select sexual partners of a similar HIV status to themselves. Serosorting may serve as a strategy to reduce the risk of contracting HIV or infecting partners with the HIV virus. The findings suggest that the interplay between social, emotional, and cognitive factors is important to understand sexual risk taking. |
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bisexual people; drug misuse; gay men; HIV AIDS; men; mental health problems; risk; sexual behaviour; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=6bbd98c1-2c05-45e9-916c-0be5ca07520b |
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