Intervening to identify and reduce drug use and sexual HIV risk patterns among men who have sex with men in three provinces in South Africa

Williams, Petal Petersen, Carney, Tara, Plüddemann, Andreas and Parry, Charles D.H. (2014) Intervening to identify and reduce drug use and sexual HIV risk patterns among men who have sex with men in three provinces in South Africa. Journal of Substance Use, 19 (1-2). pp. 141-146. ISSN 1465-9891

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Abstract

Formative work to inform interventions aimed at addressing drug and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa highlighted the need to target drug-using MSM with prevention interventions addressing both sexual and drug-related HIV risk. From 2007, in collaboration with two local NGOs, intervention activities were rolled out to vulnerable drug-using MSM. Over the first two years, 3475 drug-using MSM were reached through community outreach that promotes HIV/AIDS prevention and addresses drug risk behaviours and 745 among them were tested for HIV and received their results and 239 of them were referred from HCT to other services. Additionally, 66 individuals were trained to promote HIV/AIDS prevention services and 15 were trained in HCT. Twelve new targeted condom and lubrication services and 7 new HCT outlets were established. MSM reported a variety of high-risk activities including not using condoms for anal sex, having sex while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and sharing needles (among injection drug users). However, MSM were willing to develop risk reduction strategies. Year one and two of the intervention has demonstrated the willingness of the NGOs to broaden their service delivery, improved integration of drug treatment, HIV intervention and other services, and has shown positive results across a number of risk behaviours among MSM.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	hiv risk behaviours,men who have sex with men,substance use,health(social science),medicine (miscellaneous) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3306
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2026 10:30
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2026 10:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/102162
DOI:	10.3109/14659891.2012.760009

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