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Social/Sexual Networks of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV in Ibadan, Nigeria.
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AIDS and behavior [AIDS Behav] 2024 Jan; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 300-309. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 09. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in Nigeria are ten times more likely to be living with HIV-1 than other young men. Due to stigma and criminalization of same-sex sexual behavior, YMSM sexual networks are likely to overlap with those of the general population, leading to a generalized HIV-1 epidemic. Due to limited research on social/sexual network dynamics related to HIV-1 in Nigeria, our study focused on YMSM and sought to assess the feasibility and acceptability of collecting social and sexual network data in Network Canvas from individuals newly diagnosed with HIV-1 in Ibadan, Nigeria. The Network Canvas software was piloted at three sites in Ibadan, Nigeria to collect social/sexual network data from 151 individuals newly diagnosed with HIV-1. Our study sample included 37.7% YMSM; participants reported a mean of 2.6 social alters and 2.6 sexual alters. From the 151 egos and 634 alters, 85 potential unique individuals (194 total) were identified; 65 egos/alters were collapsed into 25 unique individuals. Our success collecting network data from individuals newly diagnosed with HIV-1 in Ibadan demonstrates clear feasibility and acceptability of the approach and the use of Network Canvas to capture and manage these data.<br /> (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-3254
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- AIDS and behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37812271
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-04200-2