TY - JOUR
T1 - Substance use, mental health, HIV testing, and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men in the state of Maharashtra, India
AU - Wilkerson, J. Michael
AU - Di Paola, Angela
AU - Rawat, Shruta
AU - Patankar, Pallav
AU - Simon Rosser, B. R.
AU - Ekstrand, Maria L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Guilford Press.
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - Among 433 men who have sex with men in Maharashtra, India who completed an online survey, 23% reported hazardous drinking, 12% illicit substance, and 9% polysubstance use. The overall prevalence of depression and intimate partner violence (IPV) were 58% and 56%, respectively. Participants engaging in hazardous drinking had more sexual partners and were less likely to be married to women. Participants reporting illicit substance use or polysubstance use were more likely to have been out, had more sexual partners, or experienced IPV. Those reporting illicit substance use were more likely to engage in condomless anal sex. Based on our findings, we suggest that public health interventions integrate HIV, substance use, and mental health services.
AB - Among 433 men who have sex with men in Maharashtra, India who completed an online survey, 23% reported hazardous drinking, 12% illicit substance, and 9% polysubstance use. The overall prevalence of depression and intimate partner violence (IPV) were 58% and 56%, respectively. Participants engaging in hazardous drinking had more sexual partners and were less likely to be married to women. Participants reporting illicit substance use or polysubstance use were more likely to have been out, had more sexual partners, or experienced IPV. Those reporting illicit substance use were more likely to engage in condomless anal sex. Based on our findings, we suggest that public health interventions integrate HIV, substance use, and mental health services.
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U2 - 10.1521/aeap.2018.30.2.96
DO - 10.1521/aeap.2018.30.2.96
M3 - Article
C2 - 29688773
AN - SCOPUS:85046082891
SN - 0899-9546
VL - 30
SP - 96
EP - 107
JO - AIDS Education and Prevention
JF - AIDS Education and Prevention
IS - 2
ER -
