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Fujimoto K, Paraskevis D, Kuo JC, Hallmark CJ, Zhao J, Hochi A, Kuhns LM, Hwang LY, Hatzakis A, Schneider JA. Integrated molecular and affiliation network analysis: Core-periphery social clustering is associated with HIV transmission patterns. Soc Networks 2022; 68:107-117. [PMID: 34262236 PMCID: PMC8274587 DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2021.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
This study investigates the two-mode core-periphery structures of venue affiliation networks of younger Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM). We examined the association between these structures and HIV phylogenetic clusters, defined as members who share highly similar HIV strains that are regarded as a proxy for sexual affiliation networks. Using data from 114 YBMSM who are living with HIV in two large U.S. cities, we found that HIV phylogenetic clustering patterns were associated with social clustering patterns whose members share affiliation with core venues that overlap with those of YBMSM. Distinct HIV transmission patterns were found in each city, a finding that can help to inform tailored venue-based and network intervention strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kayo Fujimoto
- Department of Health Promotion, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin Street, UCT 2514, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030
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- Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Health Promotion, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin Street, UCT 2514, Houston, TX 77030
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- Division of Adolescent Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, and Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 225 E. Chicago Avenue, #161, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Science, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Medicine and Public Health Sciences and the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination, University of Chicago, 5837 South Maryland Avenue MC 5065, Chicago, IL 60637
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