Open AccessHIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Epidemic Potential of Networks of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Two Cities
Author(s) -
Emeli J. Anderson,
Kevin M Weiss,
Martina Morris,
Travis Sanchez,
Pragati Prasad,
Samuel M. Jenness
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000001390
Subject(s) - demography , men who have sex with men , casual , geography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , computer science , statistics , medicine , mathematics , sociology , immunology , syphilis , materials science , composite material
The speed with which a pathogen circulates in a sexual network is a function of network connectivity. Cross-sectional connectivity is a function of network features like momentary degree and assortative mixing. Temporal connectivity is driven by partner acquisition rates. The forward-reachable path (FRP) has been proposed as a summary measure of these two aspects of transmission potential. We use empirical data from San Francisco and Atlanta to estimate the generative parameters of the FRP and compare results to the HIV/sexually transmitted infection epidemics in each city.