title: Social support network characteristics and sexual risk taking among a racially/ethnically diverse sample of young, urban men who have sex with men.
abstract: Associations between social support network characteristics and sexual risk among racially/ethnically diverse young men who have sex with men (YMSM) were examined using egocentric network data from a prospective cohort study of YMSM (n = 501) recruited in New York City. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses examined associations between social support network characteristics and sexual risk taking behaviors in Black, Hispanic/Latino, and White YMSM. Bivariate analyses indicated key differences in network size, composition, communication frequency and average relationship duration by race/ethnicity. In multivariable analyses, controlling for individual level sociodemographic, psychosocial and relationship factors, having a sexual partner in one's social support network was associated with unprotected sexual behavior for both Hispanic/Latino (AOR = 3.90) and White YMSM (AOR = 4.93). Further examination of key network characteristics across racial/ethnic groups are warranted in order to better understand the extant mechanisms for provision of HIV prevention programming to racially/ethnically diverse YMSM at risk for HIV.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA. farzana.kapadia@nyu.edu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kapadia
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Siconolfi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Halkitis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012944:Social Support; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult; D001741:Black or African American
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