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Links SU-Sex: development of a screening tool for health-risk sexual behaviours related to substance use among men who have sex with men

Links SU-Sex: development of a screening tool for health-risk sexual behaviours related to... BackgroundMen who have sex with men (MSM) have distinctive substance use (SU), which is more often linked to a sexual context than it is for their heterosexual peers. Screening of MSMs SU, its sexual contexts and the associated risks, is of clinical and public health concern. This paper aims to describe the preliminary development of a screening tool for health-risk sexual behaviours related to SU and to make recommendations for its potential use. Methods: Community-based participatory research and transdisciplinary approaches guided the development process. The Links SU-Sex screening tool is the result of the integration of findings from a scoping review and from four meetings among SU and sexual health experts (n=19), consisting of researchers, community stakeholders, as well as substance-using MSM. Results: The Links SU-Sex questionnaire consists of 64 items divided into 13 components that focus on the links between SU and sexual health. It addresses the contexts in which SU occurs, its frequency, its perceived influence, as well as MSMs concerns about these various links. In accordance with current knowledge, the interpretation of the instrument offers feedback that is based on the respondents answers to the various components assessed. Conclusions: The Links SU-Sex represents a potential screening tool that rests on a robust development process supporting its content validity that aims to identify MSM at risk or with concerns surrounding the influence of their SU on their sexual health. The psychometric qualities and the interpretation validity both remain to be established. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Sexual Health CSIRO Publishing

Links SU-Sex: development of a screening tool for health-risk sexual behaviours related to substance use among men who have sex with men

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CSIRO Publishing
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Copyright © The Author(s). Published by CSIRO Publishing
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1448-5028
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1449-8987
DOI
10.1071/SH17134
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Abstract

BackgroundMen who have sex with men (MSM) have distinctive substance use (SU), which is more often linked to a sexual context than it is for their heterosexual peers. Screening of MSMs SU, its sexual contexts and the associated risks, is of clinical and public health concern. This paper aims to describe the preliminary development of a screening tool for health-risk sexual behaviours related to SU and to make recommendations for its potential use. Methods: Community-based participatory research and transdisciplinary approaches guided the development process. The Links SU-Sex screening tool is the result of the integration of findings from a scoping review and from four meetings among SU and sexual health experts (n=19), consisting of researchers, community stakeholders, as well as substance-using MSM. Results: The Links SU-Sex questionnaire consists of 64 items divided into 13 components that focus on the links between SU and sexual health. It addresses the contexts in which SU occurs, its frequency, its perceived influence, as well as MSMs concerns about these various links. In accordance with current knowledge, the interpretation of the instrument offers feedback that is based on the respondents answers to the various components assessed. Conclusions: The Links SU-Sex represents a potential screening tool that rests on a robust development process supporting its content validity that aims to identify MSM at risk or with concerns surrounding the influence of their SU on their sexual health. The psychometric qualities and the interpretation validity both remain to be established.

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Sexual HealthCSIRO Publishing

Published: Mar 16, 2018

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