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ArticleAIDS and behavior2020

Overlapping Transmission Networks of Early Syphilis and/or Newly HIV Diagnosed Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): Opportunities for Optimizing Public Health Interventions.

Jacky M Jennings, Carla Tilchin, Benjamin Meza, Christina Schumacher, Errol Fields, Carl Latkin, Anne Rompalo, Adena Greenbaum, Khalil G Ghanem

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Article in AIDS and behavior, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jacky M JenningsCenter for Child and Community Health Research (CCHR), Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. jennings@jhmi.edu.
Carla TilchinCenter for Child and Community Health Research (CCHR), Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Benjamin MezaDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Christina SchumacherCenter for Child and Community Health Research (CCHR), Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Errol FieldsCenter for Child and Community Health Research (CCHR), Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Carl LatkinDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Anne RompaloDepartment of Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Adena GreenbaumSTI/HIV Program, Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Khalil G GhanemDepartment of Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USBaltimore City Health Department · US

Funding

CDC HHS 1U01PS005171-01CDC HHS PS13-1306CDC HHS PS15-1509CDC HHS U01 PS 005115NCHHSTP CDC HHS U01 PS005115
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Syphilis and HIV among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are syndemic suggesting current prevention strategies are not effective. Sex partner meeting places and their networks may yield effective and optimal interventions. From 2009 to 2017, 57 unique venues were reported by > 1 MSM and 7.0% (n = 4), 21.1% (n = 12) and 71.9% (n = 41) were classified as syphilis, HIV or co-diagnosed venues, respectively. Forty-nine venues were connected in one main network component with four online, co-diagnosis venues representing 51.6% of reports and the highest degree and eigenvector centralities. In a sub-analysis during a local syphilis epidemic, the proportion of venues connected in the main component increased 38.7% (61.5% to 86.4%); suggesting increasing overlap in syphilis and HIV transmission and density of the venue network structure over time. This network analysis may identify the optimal set of venues for tailored interventions. It also suggests increasing difficulty of interrupting network transmission through fragmentation.

Indexed as

BisexualityHomosexuality, MaleSexual PartnersSocial NetworkingHIV InfectionsHumansMalePublic FacilitiesPublic HealthRisk FactorsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial EnvironmentSyphilisHIVMSMSex partner meeting placesSyphilisVenue co-affiliation networks

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PMID32239359
PMCPMC7467954
OpenAlexW3014450318

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