Differences in the Social Networks of African American Men Who Have Sex With Men Only and Those Who Have Sex With Men and Women

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Public Health
• Personal Author:
  Latkin, Carl ; Yang, Cui ; Tobin, Karin ; Penniman, Typhanye ; Patterson, Jocelyn ; Spikes, Pilgrim
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  We compared social network characteristics of African American men who have sex with men only (MSMO) with social network characteristics of African American men who have sex with men and women (MSMW).
  
  Methods
  
  Study participants were 234 African American men who have sex with men who completed a baseline social network assessment for a pilot behavioral HIV prevention intervention in Baltimore, Maryland, from 2006 through 2009. We surveyed the men to elicit the characteristics of their social networks, and we used logistic regression models to assess differences in network characteristics.
  
  Results
  
  MSMO were significantly more likely than were MSMW to be HIV-positive (52% vs 31%). We found no differences between MSMO and MSMW in the size of kin networks or emotional and material support networks. MSMW had denser sexual networks, reported more concurrent and exchange partners, used condoms with more sexual partners, and reported interaction with a larger number of sexual partners at least once a week.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Although there were many similarities in the social and sexual network characteristics of MSMO and MSMW, differences did exist. HIV prevention interventions should address the unique needs of African American MSMW.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Bisexuality Black Or African American HIV Seropositivity Homosexuality, Male Humans Logistic Models Male Questionnaires Sexual Partners Social Support Socioeconomic Factors

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• Source:
  Am J Public Health. 101(10):e18-e23.
• Pubmed ID:
  21852650
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3222365
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1 UR6 PS000355-01/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ; K01 HD061269/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; K01 HD061269-04/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; R01 DA022961/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States ; R01 DA031030/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Baltimore, MD
• Volume:
  101
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5213a812e5156c61b551593b73bc1008ceb533f1ee58b050f48a1209f849603c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33273/cdc_33273_DS1.pdf
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