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. 2019 Feb;20(2):131-136.
doi: 10.1111/hiv.12690. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

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

Erm Pool  1   2 , A Winston  3 , E Bagkeris  1 , J H Vera  2 , Pwg Mallon  4 , M Sachikonye  5 , F A Post  6 , A Pozniak  3   7 , M Boffito  7 , J Anderson  8 , I Williams  1 , M Johnson  9 , L Burgess  3 , C A Sabin  1 ; Pharmacokinetic and Clinical Observations in People over Fifty (POPPY) study team
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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

Erm Pool et al. HIV Med. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: HIV; adherence; mental health; recreational drugs; risk behaviours.

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