Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
Department of Sociology, Drexel University, 3201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2021 Jun;25(6):1856-1863. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-03115-6. Epub 2021 Jan 1.
Little is known about how social networks among women who inject drugs (WWID) can be leveraged to increase awareness about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We tested the hypothesis that interpersonal characteristics influence willingness of WWID to communicate PrEP information with peers. Forty WWID ≥ 18 years completed social network surveys. Participants named on average 9.3 (SD = 3.3) network members, resulting in 375 unique relationships. WWID were willing to share PrEP information with 83% of network members. Participants had higher odds of willingness to share information within relationships when the network member was female, homeless and perceived to be at risk for HIV. Among relationships with family members and transactional sex clients, stronger emotional closeness was associated with higher odds of willingness to share information. Peer interventions where WWID share PrEP information with peers may be an efficient approach to increase PrEP awareness among this vulnerable population.
目前对于女性注射吸毒者（WWID）的社交网络如何能够被利用来提高人们对暴露前预防（PrEP）的认识知之甚少。我们检验了这样一个假设，即人际关系特征会影响 WWID 与同伴交流 PrEP 信息的意愿。40 名年龄≥18 岁的 WWID 完成了社交网络调查。参与者平均命名了 9.3（SD=3.3）名网络成员，形成了 375 个独特的关系。83%的网络成员表示 WWID 愿意分享 PrEP 信息。当网络成员是女性、无家可归者且被认为有感染 HIV 的风险时，参与者在关系中更有可能愿意分享信息。在与家庭成员和性交易客户的关系中，更强的情感亲密程度与更愿意分享信息的可能性呈正相关。让 WWID 与同伴分享 PrEP 信息的同伴干预措施可能是提高这一弱势群体对 PrEP 认识的有效方法。
