| Literature DB >> 27417286 |
Kayo Fujimoto1, Ju Yeong Kim2, Michael W Ross3, Mark L Williams4.
Abstract
This study examined HIV risks in the multiplex crack-smoking and sexual networks of incarcerated drug-using men who have sex with men (MSM) and their associates. We estimated the associations between the network members' incarceration, self-reported HIV infection, and trading sex for money. Our analytic sample consisted of 508 crack-smoking or sexual partnerships of 273 high-risk MSM. Network members were specified by (1) crack smoking and sexual behavior or (2) crack smoking only. Longer incarceration of the crack-smoking and sexual network members was associated with self-reported HIV infection (AOR = 1.61, p < 0.05), which extended up to one's partners' partners' partners (AOR = 1.63, p < 0.05). Similar results were found for trading sex (AOR = 2.77, p < 0.05). The findings of the study call for the development of a system-level HIV intervention among former incarcerated MSM and their associates.Entities:
Keywords: Criminal justice involvement; HIV STI/infection; HIV transmission networks; Men who have sex with men; Network proximity; Social network analysis; Three degrees of influence
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27417286 PMCID： PMC5014586 DOI： 10.1007/s10865-016-9754-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Behav Med ISSN： 0160-7715