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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of alcohol consumption patterns on antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence and sexual risk-taking behaviors among MSM living with HIV in Chongqing, a municipality with the highest HIV prevalence among MSM in China.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>An institutionally based cross-sectional survey was conducted between 2022 and 2023 in Chongqing, China. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) was administered to evaluate alcohol consumption patterns. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was employed to examine the associations between alcohol consumption patterns, ART adherence, and sexual risk-taking behaviors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 1,501 MSM living with HIV, the prevalence of alcohol use, hazardous drinking, and binge drinking was 60.2, 24.9 and 43.6%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that alcohol use, hazardous drinking, and binge drinking were significantly associated with a higher likelihood of ART non-adherence (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]\u202f=\u202f1.89, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08\u20133.30; aOR\u202f=\u202f3.43, 95% CI: 2.11\u20135.58; aOR\u202f=\u202f2.17, 95% CI: 1.30\u20133.62), having multiple sex partners (aOR\u202f=\u202f1.62, 95% CI: 1.27\u20132.06; aOR\u202f=\u202f1.49, 95% CI: 1.11\u20131.99; aOR\u202f=\u202f1.65, 95% CI: 1.29\u20132.11), engaging in commercial sex (aOR\u202f=\u202f2.50, 95% CI: 1.56\u20133.99; aOR\u202f=\u202f3.21, 95% CI: 2.16\u20134.75; aOR\u202f=\u202f3.11, 95% CI: 2.03\u20134.75), and participating in group sex (aOR\u202f=\u202f1.73, 95% CI: 1.05\u20132.83; aOR\u202f=\u202f1.79, 95% CI: 1.14\u20132.80; aOR\u202f=\u202f1.77, 95% CI: 1.12\u20132.80). Alcohol use and binge drinking were associated with higher odds of casual sex (aOR\u202f=\u202f1.31, 95% CI: 1.03\u20131.66; aOR\u202f=\u202f1.52, 95% CI: 1.18\u20131.95). Hazardous drinking and binge drinking were associated with condomless internal ejaculation (CIE) (aOR\u202f=\u202f1.37, 95% CI: 1.03\u20131.83; aOR\u202f=\u202f1.44, 95% CI: 1.11\u20131.86).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>High levels of alcohol use, hazardous drinking, and binge drinking are observed among MSM living with HIV in Chongqing. Given the significant associations between alcohol consumption, ART non-adherence, and sexual risk-taking behaviors, public health strategies in Chongqing and similar settings may benefit from screening and interventions to address alcohol consumption among MSM living with HIV.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1629368","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,15]],"date-time":"2025-10-15T05:42:45Z","timestamp":1760506965000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Alcohol consumption patterns and risk of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Chongqing, southwestern China"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Huailiang","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Fan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Panhao","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yingxin","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jin","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","volume-title":"World Health Organization global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders","year":"2024"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"239","DOI":"10.1016\/j.drugalcdep.2016.09.020","article-title":"Alcohol misuse, risky sexual behaviors, and HIV or syphilis infections among Chinese men who have sex with men","volume":"168","author":"Liu","year":"2016","journal-title":"Drug Alcohol Depend"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"240","DOI":"10.1136\/sextrans-2015-052034","article-title":"Sexually transmitted infections associated with alcohol use and HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Kampala, Uganda","volume":"92","author":"Kim","year":"2016","journal-title":"Sex Transm Infect"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"523","DOI":"10.1007\/s10461-015-1066-2","article-title":"Alcohol use and associated sexual and substance use behaviors among men who have sex with men in Moscow, Russia","volume":"20","author":"Wirtz","year":"2016","journal-title":"AIDS Behav"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"493","DOI":"10.1097\/QAI.0000000000001549","article-title":"Acute alcohol consumption directly increases HIV transmission risk: a randomized controlled experiment","volume":"76","author":"Shuper","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"317","DOI":"10.1016\/j.drugalcdep.2013.06.013","article-title":"Alcohol use and HIV risk taking among Chinese MSM in Beijing","volume":"133","author":"Lu","year":"2013","journal-title":"Drug Alcohol Depend"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"121","DOI":"10.1258\/ijsa.2009.009059","article-title":"Alcohol use and HIV sexual risk among MSM in Chennai, India","volume":"22","author":"Mimiaga","year":"2011","journal-title":"Int J STD AIDS"},{"key":"ref8","year":"2024"},{"key":"ref9","volume-title":"WHO regional Office for Europe, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 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