Excessive Drinking Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Recruited From Web-Based Resources
Background: US and Northern European studies have found a higher prevalence of alcohol-related problems among men who have sex with men (MSM) than among the general population of men (GPM). However, most of them relied on traditional sampling methods, not profiting from MSM dating apps and websites...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:284456 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/284456 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.2196/32888 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Alcohol use Men who have sex with men MSM Dating apps or websites New recruitment methods Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test AUDIT Hazardous drinking Harmful drinking Binge drinking Alcohol-related problems |
| Resumo: | Background: US and Northern European studies have found a higher prevalence of alcohol-related problems among men who have sex with men (MSM) than among the general population of men (GPM). However, most of them relied on traditional sampling methods, not profiting from MSM dating apps and websites for recruitment. Besides, analogous comparisons in Southern Europe are lacking. Objective: This study aimed to compare several indicators of excessive drinking between MSM and GPM in Spain. Methods: Overall, 5862 MSM were recruited through dating apps or websites for the Méthysos Project, and 10,349 GPM were recruited using probability sampling via the Household Survey on Alcohol and Drugs in Spain from 2018 to 2020. The outcomes were the prevalence of hazardous or harmful drinking (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test [AUDIT] ≥8), hazardous drinking (AUDIT-Consumption ≥4), harmful drinking (AUDIT-Problem ≥4), regular hazardous drinking (. |
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