Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, 3215 Market St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Department of Sociology, Drexel University, 3600 Market St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2018 Nov;22(11):3500-3507. doi: 10.1007/s10461-018-2120-7.
Risk multiplexity (i.e., overlap in drug-use, needle exchange and sexual relations) is a known risk factor for HIV. However, little is known about predictors of multiplexity. This study uses egocentric data from the Colorado Springs study to examine how individual, behavioral and social network factors influence engagement in multiplex risk behavior. Analyses revealed that compared to Whites, Hispanics were significantly more likely to engage in risk multiplexity and Blacks less so. Respondents who were similar to each other (e.g., in terms of race) had significantly higher odds of being in risk multiplex relationships, and respondents' risk perceptions and network size were significantly associated with engaging in multiplex risk behaviors. Findings from interaction analysis showed the effect of knowing someone with HIV on the odds of multiplexity depends partly on whether respondents' know their HIV status. Findings suggest that demographics, HIV behaviors and network factors impact engagement in multiplex risk behaviors, highlighting the need for multi-level interventions aimed at reducing HIV risk behavior.
风险多元化(即药物使用、针具交换和性关系的重叠)是 HIV 的一个已知危险因素。然而,对于风险多元化的预测因素知之甚少。本研究使用科罗拉多斯普林斯研究的自反性数据,研究个体、行为和社会网络因素如何影响参与风险多元化行为。分析表明,与白人相比,西班牙裔人更有可能参与风险多元化,而黑人则较少。彼此相似(例如,在种族方面)的受访者处于风险多元化关系的可能性显著更高,而受访者的风险认知和网络规模与参与多元化风险行为显著相关。交互分析的结果表明,了解 HIV 感染者对多元化几率的影响部分取决于受访者是否了解自己的 HIV 状况。研究结果表明,人口统计学、HIV 行为和网络因素会影响风险多元化行为的参与,这突出了需要采取多层次的干预措施来降低 HIV 风险行为。
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