Motivations for prescription drug misuse among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in Philadelphia

"Becoming bold": alcohol use and sexual exploration among Black and Latino young men who have sex with men (YMSM).

Alcohol use is correlated with unprotected sex, which may place young men who have sex with men (YMSM) who use alcohol with sex at increased risk for contracting HIV. However, little is known about how this link develops. This study used qualitative interviews to explore how alcohol became associated with sex and sexual risk among YMSM. We purposively sampled 20 Black and 20 Latino YMSM (N = 40...

Men who have sex with men.

HIV impacts men, women and children of all races, genders, ethnicities and sexual identities; however, a disproportionate number of men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be heavily impacted in the United States. According to the CDC, MSM accounted for 71% of all HIV infections among males in 2005, even though only five to seven percent of adult males identify themselves as MSM (CDC, 2007)...

DRUG USE AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN Implications for harm reduction

Sexual risk behaviors among apps-using young men who have sex with men in Hong Kong.

This study is among the first to examine the sexual risk behaviors and attendant factors of young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in Hong Kong using location-aware gay social networking mobile applications ("gay apps"). Among the 213 YMSM (Mage = 21.52, SD = 2.29 years, range 17-25) who reported their recent (past six months) sexual history with male partners and gay apps use, inconsistent con...

Community and Individual Factors Associated with Cigarette Smoking Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men.

Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) have higher rates of cigarette smoking than their heterosexual counterparts, yet few studies have examined factors associated with cigarette smoking among YMSM. The present study sought to understand how different types of gay community connection (i.e., gay community identification and involvement, gay bar/club attendance) were associated with smoking amo...