TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with chemsex in portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Chone, Jeremias Salomão
AU - Almeida Lima, Shirley Verônica Melo
AU - Fronteira, Inês
AU - Mendes, Isabel Amélia Costa
AU - Shaaban, Ahmed Nabil
AU - Sousa, Álvaro Francisco Lopes
AU - Martins, MR
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Objective: To investigate the factors associated with the practice of sex under the influence of drugs (chemsex) among Portuguese men who have sex with men during the period of social distancing to prevent the COVID-19. Method: Online survey applied in May 2020 to a sample of 1,301 participants living in Portugal, recruited according to Respondent Driven Sampling and via social media Facebook®. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed along with logistic regression to calculate adjusted Odds Ratio (ORa). Results: The prevalence of chemsex was 20.2%. The likelihood of practicing chemsex increased with group sex (ORa: 28.4, 95%CI 16.93–47.49); unprotected sex (ORa: 7.1 95%CI 4.57–10.99); the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent COVID-19 (ORa: 4.2, 95%CI 2.71–6.39) and COVID-19 testing (ORa: 1.9, 95%CI 1.15–3.10). Conclusion: The practice of chemsex among men who have sex with men during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal was very frequent and may support greater understanding of the role and impact of sexual behavior on the COVID-19 transmission rates and the current pandemic situation in Portugal. Descriptors: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Coronavirus Infections; Public Health Nursing; Pandemics; Sexual Behavior; Illicit Drugs.
AB - Objective: To investigate the factors associated with the practice of sex under the influence of drugs (chemsex) among Portuguese men who have sex with men during the period of social distancing to prevent the COVID-19. Method: Online survey applied in May 2020 to a sample of 1,301 participants living in Portugal, recruited according to Respondent Driven Sampling and via social media Facebook®. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed along with logistic regression to calculate adjusted Odds Ratio (ORa). Results: The prevalence of chemsex was 20.2%. The likelihood of practicing chemsex increased with group sex (ORa: 28.4, 95%CI 16.93–47.49); unprotected sex (ORa: 7.1 95%CI 4.57–10.99); the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent COVID-19 (ORa: 4.2, 95%CI 2.71–6.39) and COVID-19 testing (ORa: 1.9, 95%CI 1.15–3.10). Conclusion: The practice of chemsex among men who have sex with men during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal was very frequent and may support greater understanding of the role and impact of sexual behavior on the COVID-19 transmission rates and the current pandemic situation in Portugal. Descriptors: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Coronavirus Infections; Public Health Nursing; Pandemics; Sexual Behavior; Illicit Drugs.
KW - Sexual and Gender Minorities; Coronavirus Infections; Public Health Nursing; Pandemics; Sexual Behavior; Illicit Drugs
KW - Coronavirus Infections
KW - Public Health Nursing
KW - Pandemics
KW - Sexual Behavior
KW - Illicit Drugs
KW - Sexual Minorities
KW - Gender Minorities
KW - Coronavirus
KW - Infections
KW - Public Health
KW - Nursing
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U2 - 10.1590/1518-8345.4975.3474
DO - 10.1590/1518-8345.4975.3474
M3 - Article
C2 - 34468628
AN - SCOPUS:85114600353
SN - 0104-1169
VL - 29
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem
JF - Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem
M1 - e3474
ER -