Egocentric sexual networks of men who have sex with men in the United States: Results from the ARTnet study.

ABSTRACT: In this paper, we present an overview and descriptive results from one of the first egocentric network studies of men who have sex with men (MSM) from across the United States: the ARTnet study. ARTnet was designed to support prevention research for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that are transmitted across partnership networks. ARTnet implemented a population-based egocentric network study design that sampled egos from the target population and asked them to report on the number, attributes, and timing of their sexual partnerships. Such data provide the foundation needed for parameterizing stochastic network models that are used for disease projection and intervention planning. ARTnet collected data online from 2017 to 2019, with a fina

SUBMITTER: Weiss KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7089812 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature