This article presents results from a systematic review of the literature on intimate partner
violence (IPV) among US men who have sex with men (MSM). From 576 reviewed studies, a …

Ecological models of the determinants of health and the consequent importance of structural
interventions have been widely accepted, but using these models in research and practice …

The spread of infectious diseases fundamentally depends on the pattern of contacts
between individuals. Although studies of contact networks have shown that heterogeneity in …

This groundbreaking work, with its unique anthropological approach, sheds new light on a
central conundrum surrounding AIDS in Africa. Robert J. Thornton explores why HIV …

Objective: Determine risk factors for heterosexually transmitted HIV infection among African
Americans. Methods: Population-based case-control study of black men and women, aged …

Background Studying the heterogeneity and correlates of HIV risk in the sexual networks of
black and white men who have sex with men (MSM) may help explain racial disparities in …

This study was undertaken to investigate geographic residence in Vancouver's Downtown
Eastside (DTES), Canada's poorest urban neighborhood, as an environmental risk factor for …

Background Sexual networks may place US Black men who have sex with men (MSM) at
increased HIV risk. Methods Self-reported egocentric sexual network data from the prior six …

Background. Social network analysis (SNA) is an innovative approach to the collection and
analysis of infectious disease transmission data. We studied whether this approach can …

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between social
distance (measured as the geodesic, or shortest distance, between 2 people in a connected …