Characterisation of social support following incarceration among black sexual minority men and transgender women in the HPTN 061 cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine longitudinal associations between recent incarceration and subsequent social support among black sexual minority men and transgender women, and whether associations differed between those who did and did not have support prior to incarceration.

Design

A secondary analysis in 2020 of data from the HIV Prevention Trials Network 061, a cohort study of black sexual minority men and transgender women recruited in 2009-2010 and followed for 12 months.

Setting

Six US cities (Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington DC).

Participants

Individuals ≥18 years of age who identified as black, reported being male or assigned male at birth, reported ≥1 unprotected anal intercourse event with a male partner in the past 6 mon

SUBMITTER: Scheidell JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483031 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature