Abstract
Young sexual and gender minority (SGM) people assigned male at birth who use substances are at elevated risk of HIV acquisition. This brief report leverages a large cohort of SGM people assigned male at birth to estimate substance use homophily (i.e., same-same substance use status) in sexual partnerships. We found substance use homophily in this sexual network for marijuana, poppers, methamphetamine, and hallucinogens but not heavy episodic drinking, cocaine, or ecstasy. These results suggest substance use is associated with sexual network structure and may increase HIV disparities between individuals who do and do not use substances.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | AIDS and behavior |
DOIs | |
State | Accepted/In press - 2024 |
Funding
This work was supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA055502; U01DA036939).
Keywords
- Homophily
- Sexual networks
- Substance use
- Young sexual and gender minority people assigned male at birth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases