Engagement in Chemsex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Malaysia: Prevalence and associated factors from an online national survey

• Main Authors: Maviglia, Francesca, Wickersham, Jeffrey A., Azwa, Iskandar, Copenhaver, Nicholas, Kennedy, Olivia, Kern, Monique, Khati, Antoine, Lim, Sin How, Gautam, Kamal, Shrestha, Roman
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare; RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/39049/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: Chemsex is the use of illicit drugs-particularly methamphetamine, gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL)-to enhance sexual activity. Chemsex, which occurs primarily among communities of men who have sex with men (MSM), is associated with greater HIV risk behaviors, in...