Open AccessSexual network characteristics of men who have sex with men with syphilis and/or gonorrhoea/chlamydia in Lima, Peru: network patterns as roadmaps for STI prevention interventions
Author(s) -
Cheríe Blair,
R. Colby Passaro,
Eddy R. Segura,
Jordan E. Lake,
Amaya PerezBrumer,
Jorge Sánchez,
Javier R. Lama,
Jesse L Clark
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted infections
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.893
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1472-3263
pISSN - 1368-4973
DOI - 10.1136/sextrans-2018-053865
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , rapid plasma reagin , men who have sex with men , gonorrhea , chlamydia , chlamydia trachomatis , demography , gynecology , coinfection , sexual orientation , psychological intervention , sexually transmitted disease , obstetrics , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , treponema , psychology , social psychology , sociology
While men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by Peru's overlapping HIV and STI epidemics, there are few data on how partnership-level and network-level factors affect STI transmission in Peru. We explored partnership-level and network-level factors associated with gonorrhoea/chlamydia ( Neisseria gonorrhoeae and/or Chlamydia trachomatis (NG/CT)) and/or syphilis infection among MSM in Peru.