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Master of Public Health

HIV-Positive Men Are More Likely to Be Hyper Linked Within College Student Social Network - Northeast China, 2017-2018

AUTHORS

Li M , Wu H , Yan H , Zunong J , Hui H , Li H , Yang Z , Vermund SH , Hu Y , . China CDC weekly. ; 4(43). 951-955

ABSTRACT

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?: Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionate burden of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and young MSM demonstrate parallel internet-driven HIV incident infection and dynamic social network.

WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT?: The HIV positive prevalence and incidence among college MSM were 3.8% and 2.9 per 100 person-years, respectively, while these rates were 13.9% and 10.5 per 100 person-years, respectively, among their social contacts. The overall HIV positive prevalence was 7.2% in Northeast China. HIV-positive MSM have comparatively more social contacts than HIV-seronegative MSM.

WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE?: Hyper-linkages found in app-based social networks play an important role in HIV transmission via risky sexual behavior and suggest options for online intervention to promote HIV prevention.

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