Publication Name	World Journal of Virology
Manuscript ID	75401
Country	China

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Chemsex and its risk factors associated with human immunodeficiency virus among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Alex Siu Wing Chan, Patrick Ming Kuen Tang and Elsie Yan
Funding Agency and Grant Number
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
Key Words	Men who have sex with men; Methamphetamine; Application of novel psychoactive substances; Drug abuse; Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders; Chemsex
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.
Citation	Chan ASW, Tang PMK, Yan E. Chemsex and its risk factors associated with human immunodeficiency virus among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong. World J Virol 2022; 11(4): 208-211

Received	2022-01-26 16:03
Peer-Review Started	2022-01-26 16:03
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2022-05-31 03:43
Revised	2022-06-08 13:06
Second Decision	2022-06-21 03:08
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2022-06-27 00:35
Articles in Press	2022-06-27 00:35
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2022-07-18 06:31

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