ArticleInternational journal of epidemiology2014
Cohort Profile: The Likoma Network Study (LNS).
Article in International journal of epidemiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Social, Behavioral, and Cultural factors of HIV in Malawi: Semi-Automated Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Social networks and health: a systematic review of sociocentric network studies in low- and middle-income countries.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2015Pooled it
- Analytic Advances in Social Networks and Health in the Twenty-First Century.Journal of health and social behavior · 2022Review
- Evaluating Sampling Biases from Third-party Reporting as a Method for Improving Survey Measures of Sensitive Behaviors.Social networks · 2019Article
- Measuring sexual behaviour in Malawi: a triangulation of three data collection instruments.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Age differences between sexual partners, behavioural and demographic correlates, and HIV infection on Likoma Island, Malawi.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- A new approach to measuring partnership concurrency and its association with HIV risk in couples.AIDS and behavior · 2014Article
- Toward an endgame: finding and engaging people unaware of their HIV-1 infection in treatment and prevention.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2014Review
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Abstract
The Likoma network study (LNS) investigates the sexual networks connecting the inhabitants of Likoma, a small island of Lake Malawi with high HIV prevalence. Whereas previous studies of sexual networks and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan countries have focused solely on the personal networks of a small number of respondents, the LNS attempts to document the sexual networks of the entire adult population of Likoma. To do so, it uses a unique sociocentric study design, in which all members of the local population are contacted for a survey interview and are asked to nominate their five most recent sexual partners. Using these data, quasi-complete 'maps' of the sexual networks connecting inhabitants of the island can be constructed. These maps allow investigation of the impact of networks on HIV epidemiology and can inform mathematical models of HIV prevention. In addition to data on sexual networks, the LNS data include information on the social networks (e.g. friendship), socioeconomic characteristics and HIV status of Likoma's residents. Baseline data were collected in 2005-06. A first follow-up was conducted in 2007-08 and a second follow-up is planned for early 2013. Access to the LNS data is contingent upon review of a short concept paper and forming collaborations with LNS investigators.
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