Rupa R Patel1, Douglas A Luke2, Enola K Proctor3, William G Powderly1, Philip A Chan4, Kenneth H Mayer5,6,7, Laura C Harrison1, Amar Dhand8. 1. 1 Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University in St. Louis , St. Louis, Missouri. 2. 2 Center for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis , St. Louis, Missouri. 3. 3 Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis , St. Louis, Missouri. 4. 4 Division of Infectious Diseases, Brown University , Providence, Rhode Island. 5. 5 Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, Massachusetts. 6. 6 Division of Infectious Diseases, Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts. 7. 7 The Fenway Institute , Fenway Health, Boston, Massachusetts. 8. 8 Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify sex venue-based networks among men who have sex with men (MSM) to inform HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) dissemination efforts. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, we interviewed MSM about the venues where their recent sexual partners were found. Venues were organized into network matrices grouped by condom use and race. We examined network structure, central venues, and network subgroups. RESULTS: Among 49 participants, the median age was 27 years, 49% were Black and 86% reported condomless anal sex (ncAS). Analysis revealed a map of 54 virtual and physical venues with an overlap in the ncAS and with condom anal sex (cAS) venues. In the ncAS network, virtual and physical locations were more interconnected. The ncAS venues reported by Blacks were more diffusely organized than those reported by Whites. CONCLUSION: The network structures of sex venues for at-risk MSM differed by race. Network information can enhance HIV prevention dissemination efforts among subpopulations, including PrEP implementation.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify sex venue-based networks among men who have sex with men (MSM) to inform HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) dissemination efforts. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, we interviewed MSM about the venues where their recent sexual partners were found. Venues were organized into network matrices grouped by condom use and race. We examined network structure, central venues, and network subgroups. RESULTS: Among 49 participants, the median age was 27 years, 49% were Black and 86% reported condomless anal sex (ncAS). Analysis revealed a map of 54 virtual and physical venues with an overlap in the ncAS and with condom anal sex (cAS) venues. In the ncAS network, virtual and physical locations were more interconnected. The ncAS venues reported by Blacks were more diffusely organized than those reported by Whites. CONCLUSION: The network structures of sex venues for at-risk MSM differed by race. Network information can enhance HIV prevention dissemination efforts among subpopulations, including PrEP implementation.
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PrEP; dissemination; implementation; men who have sex with men; network analysis; preexposure prophylaxis for HIV
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