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

the Pharmacokinetic and Clinical Observations in People over Fifty (POPPY) study team

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-136
Number of pages6
JournalHIV Medicine
Volume20
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2019

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Financial disclosure: POPPY funders: the POPPY study is funded from investigator-initiated grants from BMS, Gilead Sciences, Janssen, MSD and ViiV Healthcare. The research is supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre based at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London and by an NIHR Senior Investigator Award to CAS (NF-SI-0514-10075). This work was undertaken when ERMP was funded by an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Authors. HIV Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British HIV Association

Keywords

  • HIV
  • adherence
  • mental health
  • recreational drugs
  • risk behaviours

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