ReviewCurrent HIV/AIDS reports2014
Social networks, sexual networks and HIV risk in men who have sex with men.
Review in Current HIV/AIDS reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00838773 (HIV Prevention Within High-Risk Social Networks), which is not on this map. Cited by 122 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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HIV Prevention Within High-Risk Social Networks
Who cites it
122 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Social network-based approaches to HIV testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of sexualized drug use and risk of HIV among sexually active MSM in East and South Asian countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Pooled it
- Advances in research of HIV transmission networks.Chinese medical journal · 2020Pooled it
- The Role of Networks in Racial Disparities in HIV Incidence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States.AIDS and behavior · 2020Pooled it
- Collective Avoidance of Social and Health Venues and HIV Racial Inequities: Network Modeling of Venue Avoidance on Venue Affiliation, Social Networks, and HIV Risk.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2020Trial
- Sexual network and detection of anogenital human papillomavirus in a community cohort of men who have sex with men in Taiwan.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Stigma Diminishes the Protective Effect of Social Support on Psychological Distress Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2018Trial
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- Effects of a social network HIV/STD prevention intervention for MSM in Russia and Hungary: a randomized controlled trial.AIDS (London, England) · 2015Trial
- Community Connectedness and Its Association with Stigma and Viral Suppression Among MSM with HIV: Findings from HPTN 078.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Emotional support networks and discussion of anal cancer among sexual minority men in Nigeria: insights from an ego-centric analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Examining Intrapersonal and Social Environment Factors Associated with Condom Use and HIV Testing Among Young Adult MSM Living in Beirut, Lebanon.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Social network isolation and cohesion and their association with HIV clustering among Black and Latino sexual minority men: implications for public health strategy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- How Do Egocentric Sexual Networks Affect Male Migrants' HIV Sexual Behavior Patterns in Gender-Imbalanced China? The Moderating Role of Migration and Neighborhoods.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- How Do People Maintain Consensual Non-Monogamy? An International Development and Validation of the Multiple Relationships Maintenance Scale.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Harnessing Egocentric Networks to Inform an Enhanced Social Network Strategy in a Southern US "Ending the HIV Epidemic" Region.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2025Article
- Social, mobility and contact networks in shaping health behaviours and infectious disease dynamics: a scoping review.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Article
- COVID-19 prevention behaviors are congruent within social networks of disenfranchised Hispanic and criminal legal involved community members.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sexual and Psychosocial Risk Burdens Associated With Online Sex Seeking Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Willingness to accept Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for bacterial stis prevention among men who have sex with men in Southern China: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
Worldwide, men who have sex with men (MSM) remain one of the most HIV-vulnerable community populations. A global public health priority is developing new methods of reaching MSM, understanding HIV transmission patterns, and intervening to reduce their risk. Increased attention is being given to the role that MSM networks play in HIV epidemiology. This review of MSM network research studies demonstrates that: (1) Members of the same social network often share similar norms, attitudes, and HIV risk behavior levels; (2) Network interventions are feasible and powerful for reducing unprotected sex and potentially for increasing HIV testing uptake; (3) HIV vulnerability among African American MSM increases when an individual enters a high-risk sexual network characterized by high density and racial homogeneity; and (4) Networks are primary sources of social support for MSM, particularly for those living with HIV, with greater support predicting higher care uptake and adherence.
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