Sexual Behavior and Network Characteristics and Their Association with Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2015
Keywords
Social networks, HIV, Sexually transmitted diseases, STDs, racial discrimination, health care providers
Abstract
Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have a high prevalence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and individual risk behavior does not fully explain the higher prevalence when compared with other MSM. Using the social-ecological framework, we evaluated individual, social and sexual network, and structural factors and their association with prevalent STIs among Black MSM.
Publisher Attribution
The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in PLUS One, to access the file follow the link:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0146025
Recommended Citation
Scott, H., Irvin, R., Wilton, L., Tieu, C., Watson, M., Magnus, I., . . . Hong Van Tieu, R. (2015). Sexual Behavior and Network Characteristics and Their Association with Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States. Plos One, 10(12), Plos One, 2015 Dec 31, Vol.10(12).