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01-03-2018 | Original Paper

Patterns of Social Affiliations and Healthcare Engagement Among Young, Black, Men Who Have Sex With Men

Authors: Rachel L. Behler, Benjamin T. Cornwell, John A. Schneider

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 3/2018

Abstract

Little work has examined how individuals’ social affiliations—the venues in which they meet friends and engage in informal social interaction—influence their engagement with public health services. We investigate how links to these local places shape access to information and exposure to health-seeking behavior. Using longitudinal data from a respondent-driven sample of 618 young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) in Chicago, we identify different sets of social venues that connect YBMSM. We then examine how YBMSM’s connections within this network influence their receipt of HIV prevention and treatment services and knowledge of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Our results show that YBMSM’s positions within Chicago’s venue network shape the types of health-related services they access, net of demographic, structural, and community covariates. Men with affiliations that are linked to the city’s gay enclave are most likely to know about PrEP, while men with affiliations that are predominately in the black community demonstrate improved HIV treatment outcomes. Outreach engaging MSM beyond venues in gay enclaves is needed.

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Title: Patterns of Social Affiliations and Healthcare Engagement Among Young, Black, Men Who Have Sex With Men
Authors: Rachel L. Behler
Benjamin T. Cornwell
John A. Schneider
Publication date: 01-03-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1668-3

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