Social Network Characteristics Associated with More Frequent HIV and STI Prevention Conversations: The N2 Cohort Study in Chicago

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Shrader, Cho-Hee ; Duncan, DT ; Driver, R ; Chen, Y-T ; Knox, J ; Bond, K ; Weinstein, ER ; Durrell, M ; Hanson, H ; Eavou, R ; Goedel, WC ; Schneider, JA
• Description:
  Black cisgender sexually minoritized men (SMM) and transgender women (TW) are subgroups at highest risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the US. We sought to identify factors facilitating continued conversations - social reinforcement - surrounding HIV/STI prevention among this subgroup. Participants were recruited in Chicago from 2018 to 2019 from community health spaces. Participants provided information about themselves (level 2) and ⩽5 confidants (level 1). We used multinomial multilevel modeling to identify associations with HIV/STI prevention conversation frequency. A total of 370 participants provided information on 987 confidants (mean = 2.6). We found significantly positive associations between having biweekly or more often HIV/STI prevention conversations and a confidant being a kin family member, older by 15 years or more, racially homophilous, and emotionally close. Future interventions should harness social networks by including components that consider racial homophily, respect for elders, and strong ties, in addition to applying kin family systems interventions approaches and decreasing stigma surrounding HIV/STIs.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Black Or African American Chicago Cohort Studies Communication Female HIV Infections Humans Male Middle Aged Sexual And Gender Minorities Sexual Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases Social Networking Social Stigma Social Support Transgender Persons Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  African American HIV Sexual And Gender Minorities Social Network Analysis Social Reinforcement
• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 28(7):2463-2475
• Pubmed ID:
  38703338
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11584229
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T32AI114398/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/ ; U01PS005122/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; K01 AA028199/AA/NIAAA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 MH043520/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 AI114398/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 MH019139/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32MH019139/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 PS005122/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01MH112406/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R03DA053161/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U2CDA050098/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R25DA026401/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U2C DA050098/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R25 DA026401/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01DA054553/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30DA011041/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 DA011041/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DA054553/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R03 DA053161/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 MH112406/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R21 DA053156/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 DA031099/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R21DA053156/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; K01AA028199/AA/NIAAA NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha-512:9629db4d72d7f15c76a5cea0c2bc49e46cc30c10c9c5bdebebea70bebcec12a34f174a117546b29b012d35319505796a62c33222788cfc9effa4a3104305fddb
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