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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Autores: Pérez-Romero, César, Guerras, Juan Miguel|||0000-0001-6708-3291, Hoyos, Juan|||0000-0003-3772-2771, Donat, Marta, Barrio, Gregorio, de la Fuente Galán, Luis|||0000-0003-0845-4691, Palma, David|||0000-0003-4880-5396, García de Olalla, Patricia, Belza, María José|||0000-0003-4816-7750
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
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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 (.