School of Social Work, Columbia University, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health in the School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2019 Feb;16(1):48-56. doi: 10.1007/s11904-019-00425-w.
This paper presents recent literature on substance using networks and HIV, highlighting renewed and emerging themes in the field. The goal is to draw attention to research that holds considerable promise for advancing our understanding of the role of networks in shaping behaviors, while also providing critical information for the development of interventions, programs, and policies to reduce HIV and other drug-related harms.
Recent research advances our understanding of networks and HIV, including among understudied populations, and provides new insight into how risk environments shape the networks and health of substance-using populations. In particular, the integration of network approaches with molecular epidemiology, research on space and place, and intervention methods provides exciting new avenues of investigation. Continued advances in network research are critical to supporting the health and rights of substance-using populations and ensuring the development of high-impact HIV programs and policies.
本文介绍了近期关于物质使用网络和 HIV 的文献，重点介绍了该领域的新出现和新兴主题。目的是引起人们对具有相当潜力的研究的关注，这些研究有助于我们了解网络在塑造行为方面的作用，同时为制定干预措施、方案和政策以减少 HIV 和其他与毒品相关的危害提供关键信息。
最近的研究增进了我们对网络和 HIV 的理解，包括在研究不足的人群中，并提供了关于风险环境如何塑造物质使用人群的网络和健康的新见解。特别是，网络方法与分子流行病学、空间和地点研究以及干预方法的结合，为研究提供了令人兴奋的新途径。网络研究的持续进展对于支持物质使用人群的健康和权利以及确保制定有影响力的 HIV 方案和政策至关重要。
