Connecting the dots: network data and models in HIV epidemiology
Effective HIV prevention requires knowledge of the structure and dynamics of the social
networks across which infections are transmitted. These networks most commonly comprise …
networks across which infections are transmitted. These networks most commonly comprise …
[HTML][HTML] Partner concurrency and HIV infection risk in South Africa
CR Kenyon, A Tsoumanis, IS Schwartz… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The relationship between concurrent sexual partnerships and HIV risk is not
fully understood. Evidence on the relationship between partner concurrency (one's sexual …
fully understood. Evidence on the relationship between partner concurrency (one's sexual …
The role of sexual networks in studies of how BV and STIs increase the risk of subsequent reinfection
C Kenyon, J Buyze, M Klebanoff… - Epidemiology & …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Prior studies have demonstrated that both bacterial vaginosis (BV) and sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) are strong independent risk factors for subsequent STI. In observational …
infections (STIs) are strong independent risk factors for subsequent STI. In observational …
[HTML][HTML] Measuring sexual behaviour in Malawi: a triangulation of three data collection instruments
Background There is a need for valid approaches to measure sexual interactions to assess
the impact of behavioural interventions and to predict the impact of behaviour changes …
the impact of behavioural interventions and to predict the impact of behaviour changes …
Developing HIV risk prediction tools in four African settings
S Kansiime, CH Hansen, R Hayes… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective HIV risk prediction tools are a critical component of efforts to end the HIV
pandemic. We aimed to create and validate tools for identifying individuals at highest risk of …
pandemic. We aimed to create and validate tools for identifying individuals at highest risk of …
Sexual concurrency and contraceptive use among young adult women
Leveraging 2.5 years of weekly data from the Relationship Dynamics and Social Life Study,
we investigate the relationship between young women's sexual concurrency and their …
we investigate the relationship between young women's sexual concurrency and their …
[HTML][HTML] Implicit attitudes to sexual partner concurrency vary by sexual orientation but not by gender—A cross sectional study of Belgian students
High rates of sexual partner concurrency have been shown to facilitate the spread of various
sexually transmitted infections. Assessments of explicit attitudes to concurrency have …
sexually transmitted infections. Assessments of explicit attitudes to concurrency have …
Concurrent partnerships in Cape Town, South Africa: race and sex differences in prevalence and duration of overlap
Abstract Introduction: Concurrent partnerships (CPs) have been suggested as a risk factor
for transmitting HIV, but their impact on the epidemic depends upon how prevalent they are …
for transmitting HIV, but their impact on the epidemic depends upon how prevalent they are …
Modeling concurrency and selective mixing in heterosexual partnership networks with applications to sexually transmitted diseases
R Admiraal, MS Handcock - 2016 - projecteuclid.org
Supplement to “Modeling concurrency and selective mixing in heterosexual partnership
networks with applications to sexually transmitted diseases.”. We provide a full exposition of …
networks with applications to sexually transmitted diseases.”. We provide a full exposition of …
Self-reported sex partner dates for use in measuring concurrent sexual partnerships: correspondence between two assessment methods
CE Huang, SL Cassels, RL Winer - Archives of sexual behavior, 2015 - Springer
Although prevalence of concurrent sexual partnerships is increasingly investigated as a
driver of HIV epidemics, its measurement varies and its role in transmission dynamics …
driver of HIV epidemics, its measurement varies and its role in transmission dynamics …