Sexual mixing patterns in men who have sex with men: network approaches for smart resource allocation

M. Kumi Smith, Matthew Graham, Katherine Harripersaud, Qiuying Zhu, Guanghua Lan, Zhiyong Shen, Shuai Tang ‘Who has sex with whom?’ is the primary question that dictates how HIV and other sexually transmitted infections spread in populations. We used such sexual network data from a sample of Chinese men who have sex with men (to further answer, ‘who transmits to whom?’ Our findings – that most HIV transmission originates in men who have sex with men shortly after sexual debut – can guide the targeting of resources to the highest-need subgroups to arrest HIV spread.
Source: Sexual Health - Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Source Type: research