Open AccessInvestigating a Sexual Network of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
Author(s) -
Christopher B. Hurt,
Steve Beagle,
Peter A. Leone,
Alyssa Sugarbaker,
Emily C. Pike,
JoAnn Kuruc,
Evelyn Foust,
Joseph J. Eron,
Myron S. Cohen,
Lisa HightowWeidman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31827076a4
Subject(s) - serostatus , demography , men who have sex with men , population , medicine , young adult , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , gerontology , viral load , immunology , sociology
HIV infections increased 48% among young Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States between 2006 and 2009. Incomplete understanding of this trend undermines prevention strategy development. We investigated a sexual network to characterize the risk environment in which young Black MSM acquire HIV.