Investigating a Sexual Network of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Implications for Transmission and Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States

Beagle, Steve; Cohen, Myron S.; Eron, Joseph J.; Foust, Evelyn M.; Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B.; Hurt, Christopher B.; Kuruc, JoAnn; Leone, Peter A.; Pike, Emily; Sugarbaker, Alyssa

Investigating a Sexual Network of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Implications for Transmission and Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States

Authors: Steve Beagle
Myron S. Cohen
Joseph J. Eron
Evelyn M. Foust
Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman
Christopher B. Hurt
JoAnn Kuruc
Peter A. Leone
Emily Pike
Alyssa Sugarbaker
Publication date: 1 January 2012
Publisher
Doi

Abstract

HIV infections increased 48% among young, Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States between 2006–2009. Incomplete understanding of this trend undermines prevention strategy development. We investigated a sexual network to characterize the risk environment in which young, Black MSM acquire HIV

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