5 years ago

Facebook group affiliation ties, group topics, and HIV behavioral characteristics among young Black men who have sex with men: Potential for public health intervention

Lindsay E. Young, Kayo Fujimoto, John A. Schneider

Highlights

YBMSM were more likely to belong to personal/professional development groups.

YBMSM clustered around pairs of LGBTQ identity, sex, and nightlife groups.

Regular testers tended to belong to LGBTQ identity and nightlife groups.

Those who engaged in condomless sex tended to affiliate with LGBTQ identity groups.

Those who were aware of PrEP aware tended to affiliate with chat groups.

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