A Longitudinal Examination of Factors Associated with Network Bridging Among YMSM: Implications for HIV Prevention.
AIDS Behav
; 23(5): 1326-1338, 2019 May.
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ABSTRACT
Social-environmental factors may be associated with social network stability, which has implications for HIV acquisition. However, the link between social-environmental factors, network composition and HIV risk has not been examined previously among a city-population based sample of young Black men who have sex with Men (YBMSM). Respondent driven sampling was used to recruit a cohort of 618 YMBSM. Respondents were evaluated at baseline, 9 and 18 months beginning June 2013. A logistic regression model was used to assess the relationship between bridging (i.e. having non-redundant contacts in one's network, indicating network instability) and social-environmental factors and HIV risk factors between respondents, and a conditional logit model was used to assess these relationships within respondents over time. Bridging was associated with adverse social-environmental factors and higher HIV risk, indicating that bridging may be on the explanatory pathway. Future studies should assess the extent to which network stability factors mitigate HIV risk.
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Assunto principal:
Comportamento Sexual
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Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Infecções por HIV
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Homossexualidade Masculina
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Rede Social
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article