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World J Virol. Jul 25, 2022; 11(4): 208-211
Published online Jul 25, 2022. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v11.i4.208
Chemsex and its risk factors associated with human immunodeficiency virus among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong
Alex Siu Wing Chan, Patrick Ming Kuen Tang, Elsie Yan
Alex Siu Wing Chan, Elsie Yan, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China
Patrick Ming Kuen Tang, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
Author contributions: Chan ASW and Yan E carried out the outline of this manuscript; Chan ASW wrote the manuscript with support from Yan E and Tang PMK; Yan E and Tang PMK gave valuable comments and suggestion; Yan E helped to supervise the whole manuscript; All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
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Corresponding author: Elsie Yan, PhD, Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China. elsie.yan@polyu.edu.hk
Received: January 26, 2022
Peer-review started: January 26, 2022
First decision: May 30, 2022
Revised: June 8, 2022
Accepted: June 23, 2022
Article in press: June 23, 2022
Published online: July 25, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemic and substance abuse have become global concerns in Hong Kong and everywhere else. It is our opinion that chem-sex exposes the risk factor and affects the men who have sex with men (MSM) subset of homosexual men and other MSM.