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Social, sexual, and drug networks of Men who sell sex to Men (MSWs) in Houston,Texas , USA

Social, sexual, and drug networks of Men who sell sex to Men (MSWs) in Houston,Texas , USA. Doan Ha, MPH, Kayo Fujimoto, PhD, Michael W. Ross, PhD, Mark L. Williams, PhD University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA.

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Social, sexual, and drug networks of Men who sell sex to Men (MSWs) in Houston,Texas , USA

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  1. Social, sexual, and drug networks of Men who sell sex to Men (MSWs) in Houston,Texas, USA Doan Ha, MPH, Kayo Fujimoto, PhD, Michael W. Ross, PhD, Mark L. Williams, PhDUniversity of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA

  2. Social, sexual, and drug network structure of MSWs in Houston, Texas

  3. Social, sexual, and drug network structure of MSWs • 340 (47.35%) sex links • 234 (32.59%) both drug and sex links • 95 (13.24%) drug links • 49(6.82%) social links Red circle: HIV Positive Blue square: HIV Negative Green Triangle: HIV unknown status

  4. Implications • Future studies should be conducted to investigate • How networks of MSW are created and how they change over time • The role of HIV status in creating and changing networks • Mechanism of how networks influence risk behaviors and transmission of HIV • Intervention should take into account network factors and social context

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