Methamphetamine use, Syphilis and Specific Online Sex Partner Meeting Venues Are Associated with HIV Status Among Urban Black Gay and Bisexual Men Who have Sex Men.

摘要: BACKGROUND In the context of increasing syphilis rates, particularly among Black MSM, objectives were to determine associations between methamphetamine (meth) use and HIV positivity, identify sex partner meeting venues as potential intervention access points MSM in a mid-Atlantic U.S. city. METHODS This study is an ongoing longitudinal cohort study. Participants recruited from clinical non-clinical settings included sexually-active aged 18-45 years. The baseline visit behavioral survey testing for syphilis, HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia. Logistic regression analyses utilized hypothesis testing. RESULTS Among 359 completing baseline, 74.4% (268) included; 31% (84) 24-29 years 43.7% (117) reported unprotected anal intercourse at last sex. 15.3% (41) meth past three months. 16.0% (43) had 46.6% (125) living with 19.0% (51) gonorrhea and/or Meth was associated sexual drug risk behaviors but not syphilis. adjusted analyses, increased by 6.43 (95% CI 2.30, 17.98) positivity 2.57 1.23, 5.37) odds positivity. Four online HIV; while one. CONCLUSIONS over six-fold almost three-fold respectively. specific may be important HIV/STI substance prevention.