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Sex, drugs (methamphetamines), and the internet: Increasing syphilis among men who have sex with men in California, 2004-2008

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  • Ng, R.A.C.
  • Samuel, M.C.
  • Lo, T.
  • Bernstein, K.T.
  • Aynalem, G.
  • Klausner, J.D.
  • Bolan, G.

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Objectives. We examined primary and secondary syphilis cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) in California, and the association of methamphetamine use and Internet use to meet sex partners (Internet use) with number of sex partners. Methods. We analyzed California surveillance data for MSM who were diagnosed with syphilis between 2004 and 2008, to assess differences in the mean number of sex partners by methamphetamine use and mutually exclusive groups of patients reporting Internet use (Internet users). Results. Large proportions of patients reported methamphetamine use (19.2%) and Internet use (36.4%). From 2006 through 2008, Adam4Adam was the most frequently reported Web site statewide, despite temporal and regional differences in Web site usage. Methamphetamine users reported more sex partners (mean = 11.7) than nonmethamphetamine users (mean = 5.6; P

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  • Ng, R.A.C. & Samuel, M.C. & Lo, T. & Bernstein, K.T. & Aynalem, G. & Klausner, J.D. & Bolan, G., 2013. "Sex, drugs (methamphetamines), and the internet: Increasing syphilis among men who have sex with men in California, 2004-2008," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(8), pages 1450-1456.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.300808_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300808
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    1. Richie Diesterheft & John P Brady & Mona Shattell, 2016. "Risk behaviours of an interrelated syphilis‐infected sexual network of men who have sex with men," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 25(23-24), pages 3597-3604, December.

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