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AIDS and Behavior
Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior 7/2013

01.09.2013 | Original Paper

Network Structure and the Risk for HIV Transmission Among Rural Drug Users

verfasst von: A. M. Young, A. B. Jonas, U. L. Mullins, D. S. Halgin, J. R. Havens

Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior | Ausgabe 7/2013

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Abstract

Research suggests that structural properties of drug users’ social networks can have substantial effects on HIV risk. The purpose of this study was to investigate if the structural properties of Appalachian drug users’ risk networks could lend insight into the potential for HIV transmission in this population. Data from 503 drug users recruited through respondent-driven sampling were used to construct a sociometric risk network. Network ties represented relationships in which partners had engaged in unprotected sex and/or shared injection equipment. Compared to 1,000 randomly generated networks, the observed network was found to have a larger main component and exhibit more cohesiveness and centralization than would be expected at random. Thus, the risk network structure in this sample has many structural characteristics shown to be facilitative of HIV transmission. This underscores the importance of primary prevention in this population and prompts further investigation into the epidemiology of HIV in the region.
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Metadaten
Titel
Network Structure and the Risk for HIV Transmission Among Rural Drug Users
verfasst von
A. M. Young
A. B. Jonas
U. L. Mullins
D. S. Halgin
J. R. Havens
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2013
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
AIDS and Behavior / Ausgabe 7/2013
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-012-0371-2

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