Exploring sexualized substance use, sexual behaviors and HIV-screening practices in people attending erotic industry shows

ABSTRACT

Previous studies showed that Erotic industry sShows (ES) were appropriate events for sexual health promotion and testing interventions. A cross-sectional survey exploring screening practices, sexual behaviors, substance use, and sexual motives for substance use was conducted in ES in December 2017 and completed by 781 respondents. Overall, . Eighteen18% percent reported substance use in the last 3 months (51% alcohol), 26%. Twenty-six percent reported a sexual purpose for substance use. Main sexual partners were spouse (68%), regular (21%), unknown (18%) and several (17%) partners. Main sexual practices were libertinism (22%), partner swapping (15%) and threesome (15%). Twenty-seven percent of respondents reported cContactless sex was reported by 27% of the respondents. 18% reported no previous HIV test. Univariate analysis showed that having or not previous HIV test was linked to male sex (76.8% vs. 54.5%, p < 10−3), alcohol consumption in the last three months (58.7% vs. 49.4%, p = .043), number of drugs in a lifetime (1.3% vs. 1.6%, p = .022), sexual partnership with spouse/long-term partner (57.3% vs. 70.5%; p = .002), at least one multiple-partner sexual practice (23.1% vs. 31.8%, p = .040) and type of sexual attraction (p = <10−3). Results contribute to establishing the usefulness of HIV-testing and awareness campaigns in ES eventsand informing potential combined risk behaviors and related interventions.

KEYWORDS:

• Erotic industry show
• sexual behavior
• substance use
• HIV screening
• sexualized substance use

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