Where in Social and Sexual Networks Should HIV Interventions Target?
Identifying Similarities in Social Contexts Characteristics and Mutual Disclosure Behaviors of HIV Status and MSM Identity Across Social and Sexual Networks
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Disclosure of HIV status and men who have sex with men (MSM) identity both have public health significance (as a strategy to prevent further transmission by those infected with HIV) and personal health benefits for HIV-positive individuals (such as greater treatment adherence, greater social support, higher self-esteem, and lower levels of depression). Understanding where similarities in social context characteristics and disclosure behaviors lie in respondents' various sexual and social networks has important implications for developing new and innovative HIV interventions.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Introduction and Motivation
Chapter Two
A Review of the Literature: Disclosure of HIV Status and MSM Identity
Chapter Three
Data Description and Methods
Chapter Four
Respondents' Social Contexts and Individual Characteristics
Chapter Five
Respondents' Disclosure Behaviors of HIV Status and MSM Identity
Chapter Six
Dyadic Analyses: Mutual Disclosure of HIV Status and MSM Identity within Referral Pairs
Chapter Seven
Conclusions and Discussion
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