Racial Inequities in HIV Prevalence and Composition of Risk Networks Among People Who Inject Drugs in HIV Prevention Trial Network 037.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV prevention interventions in the United States have failed to eliminate racial inequities. Here, we evaluate factors associated with racial inequities in HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs using HIV Prevention Trial Network 037 data.

Methods

We measured racial homophily (ie, all members share the same race), being in an HIV+ network (network with ≥1 HIV+ member), and drug and sex risk behaviors. A 2-level logistic regression with a random intercept evaluated the association between being in an HIV+ network and race adjusting for individual-level and network-level factors.

Results

Data from 232 index participants and 464 network members were included in the analysis. Racial homophily was high among blacks (79%) and whites (70%); 27% of all-black

SUBMITTER: Momplaisir F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5884106 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature