Use of sexualized drugs in men who have sex with men in two cities in Colombia
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Male Homosexuality, HIV Infections, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Unsafe Sex, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drug Users, Sexual Behavior, Sexual HealthAbstract
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Introduction: In Colombia, the practices of the men who have sex with men (MSM) who use sexualized drugs have been little studied, which makes it difficult to design relevant programs for the prevention of Human Immunodefi-ciency Virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Objectives: To interpret the contents on vulnerability to HIV/STIs in MSM who use sexualized drugs in Armenia and Pereira, during 2022, for which they inquired about drug use practices, risk perception and strategies for risk and harm reduction against HIV and STIs and drug use. Me-thods: In this qualitative research, a content analysis was made from twenty-two semi-structured interviews with MSM. Results: The participants have normalized HIV, which makes their self-care practices more flexible, implement risk and harm reduction strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of drug use, and seek a balance between safety and pleasure. Conclusions: The phenomena known as “prevention fatigue” and “resistance habitus” were observed, as well as the need to develop specific prevention strategies in this population group.
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