Sexual Networks and Behavioral Characteristics of HIV-Positive Male Military Members, Female Sex Workers, and Male Civilians.

ABSTRACT: Military members and female sex workers (FSWs) may be more likely to acquire or transmit HIV. Mapping HIV transmission across these high-risk populations and identifying behaviors associated with sexual network clustering are needed for effective HIV prevention approaches. A cross-sectional study recruited participants newly diagnosed with HIV among militaries, civilians, and FSWs in Zambia, Senegal, and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Participants were interviewed on behaviors and provided blood samples for HIV-1 partial pol sequencing. Genetic-distance based network analyses inferred putative relationships between HIV-1 partial pol sequences. Bivariate logistic regression models identified variables associated with clustering in a sexual network. 908 participants were included (n

SUBMITTER: Grillo MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11830637 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature