Using GPS-defined venue-based affiliation networks among Black sexually minoritized men and transgender women to identify locations for HIV prevention interventions

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• Alternative Title:
  Ann Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Chen, Yen-Tyng ; Shrader, Cho-Hee ; Duncan, Dustin T. ; Rudolph, Abby E. ; Regan, Seann D. ; Kim, Byoungjun ; Pagkas-Bather, Jade ; Knox, Justin ; Fujimoto, Kayo ; Schneider, John A.
• Description:
  Purpose:
  
  HIV biomedical intervention uptake is suboptimal among Black sexually minoritized men (SMM) and transgender women (TW). Venues where people meet and interact shape HIV-related risk and prevention behaviors. We aimed to construct GPS-defined venue-based affiliation networks and identify the unique set of venues that could maximize reach of HIV biomedical interventions among Black SMM and TW.
  
  Methods:
  
  We used baseline survey and GPS data from 272 Black SMM and TW in the Neighborhoods and Networks (N2) Cohort Study in Chicago, Illinois (2018–2019). We mapped participants’ GPS data to the nearest pre-identified SMM- and TW-friendly venue (n = 222) to construct affiliation networks. Network analyses were performed to identify influential venues that can yield high reach to intervention candidates.
  
  Results:
  
  Participants were affiliated with 75.5 % of all pre-identified venues based on GPS data. Two influential venues were identified in the non-PrEP use network, which when combined, could reach 52.5 % of participants not taking PrEP. Participants that could be reached through these two influential venues reported more non-main sex partners than participants not affiliated with either venue (p = 0.049).
  
  Conclusion:
  
  We demonstrate a potential for GPS-defined venue-based affiliation networks to identify unique combinations of venues that could maximize the impact of HIV prevention interventions.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Black Or African American Chicago Cohort Studies Female Geographic Information Systems HIV Infections Humans Male Middle Aged Sexual And Gender Minorities Sexual Behavior Sexual Partners Transgender Persons Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  Geographic Information System HIV Social Network Analysis
• Source:
  Ann Epidemiol. 96:80-87
• Pubmed ID:
  38971348
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11365700
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U2C DA050098/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DA054553/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 AI114398/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R03 DA053161/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DA057351/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 PS005122/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; F30 MH112306/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R21 DA053156/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 DA031099/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  96
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1030401e4135b96ecc4927777175c8562f388542ca016e0578378c4070e7d0c405858596430c18ba8a129412bd3394bc5d9dc4ff5e4a0427fcfbca85edf997db
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