TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexualized drug use and STD and HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
AU - Blomaard, Carien M.
AU - Jongen, Vita W.
AU - Achterbergh, Roel C. H.
AU - van der Loeff, Maarten F. Schim
AU - de Vries, Henry J. C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - Background: We assessed the association between sexualized drug use (SDU), and incident sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods: We used data from the MS2 cohort study, conducted at the STI Outpatient Clinic of the Public Health Service of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2014–2019. Eligible participants were adult HIV-negative MSM with ≥2 STDs in the preceding year and MSM living with HIV and ≥1 STD. Participation encompassed 3-monthly visits including STD screening and questionnaires on drug use. Primary outcomes were incident HIV, anal chlamydia/gonorrhoea, and syphilis. We studied the association between SDU of individual drugs and incident HIV and STDs, using Poisson regression. Analyses were adjusted for age and HIV-status. Results: 131 HIV-negative MSM and 173 MSM living with HIV were included for analysis. SDU with GHB/GBL (aIRR = 7.2, 95% CI = 1.4–35.5) in the 3 months before testing was associated with incident HIV. SDU with GHB/GBL (aIRR = 1.2, 95% CI = 1.0–1.4), ketamine (aIRR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.0–1.6) or methamphetamine (aIRR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.0–1.6) was associated with incident anal chlamydia/gonorrhoea. We found no association between SDU with specific drug types and syphilis incidence. Conclusions: SDU with GHB/GBL, ketamine and methamphetamine among MSM was associated with incident HIV and anal chlamydia/gonorrhoea. HIV-negative MSM engaging in SDU should be advised to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, and all MSM engaging in SDU should be advised to have STD screening regularly. We suggest counselling on STDs among MSM engaging in SDU.
AB - Background: We assessed the association between sexualized drug use (SDU), and incident sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods: We used data from the MS2 cohort study, conducted at the STI Outpatient Clinic of the Public Health Service of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2014–2019. Eligible participants were adult HIV-negative MSM with ≥2 STDs in the preceding year and MSM living with HIV and ≥1 STD. Participation encompassed 3-monthly visits including STD screening and questionnaires on drug use. Primary outcomes were incident HIV, anal chlamydia/gonorrhoea, and syphilis. We studied the association between SDU of individual drugs and incident HIV and STDs, using Poisson regression. Analyses were adjusted for age and HIV-status. Results: 131 HIV-negative MSM and 173 MSM living with HIV were included for analysis. SDU with GHB/GBL (aIRR = 7.2, 95% CI = 1.4–35.5) in the 3 months before testing was associated with incident HIV. SDU with GHB/GBL (aIRR = 1.2, 95% CI = 1.0–1.4), ketamine (aIRR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.0–1.6) or methamphetamine (aIRR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.0–1.6) was associated with incident anal chlamydia/gonorrhoea. We found no association between SDU with specific drug types and syphilis incidence. Conclusions: SDU with GHB/GBL, ketamine and methamphetamine among MSM was associated with incident HIV and anal chlamydia/gonorrhoea. HIV-negative MSM engaging in SDU should be advised to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, and all MSM engaging in SDU should be advised to have STD screening regularly. We suggest counselling on STDs among MSM engaging in SDU.
KW - HIV
KW - MSM
KW - chlamydia
KW - gonorrhoea
KW - sexualized drug use
KW - sexually transmitted diseases
KW - syphilis
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1177/09564624231180781
DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/09564624231180781
M3 - Article
C2 - 37279926
SN - 0956-4624
VL - 34
SP - 795
EP - 802
JO - International journal of STD & AIDS
JF - International journal of STD & AIDS
IS - 11
ER -