Collecting Mobility Data with GPS Methods to Understand the HIV Environmental Riskscape Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Multi-city Feasibility Study in the Deep South
Collecting Mobility Data with GPS Methods to Understand the HIV Environmental Riskscape Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Multi-city Feasibility Study in the Deep South
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DOI：
10.1007/s10461-018-2163-9
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发表时间：
2018-09-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Hickson, DeMarc A.
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作者：
Duncan, Dustin T.;Chaix, Basile;Hickson, DeMarc A.
虽然研究越来越多地研究邻里环境如何影响男同性恋者、双性恋者和其他男男性接触者(MSM)人群中的艾滋病毒，但到目前为止，还没有研究使用全球定位系统(GPS)设备，这是一种创新方法，通过邻里环境来研究黑人MSM样本中的空间流动性，即环境风险状况。这项研究的目的是研究在南方腹地：格尔夫波特、MS、Jackson、MS和新奥尔良(n=75)，收集为期两周的GPS数据(通过调查前、调查后以及客观地衡量对GPS协议的遵守情况)的可行性。GPS的可行性被证明，包括从调查项目，例如黑色MSM报告高评级的协议前可接受性，易用性，和低水平的磨损相关的担忧。这项研究的结果表明，在南方腹地的黑人MSM中使用GPS方法是可以接受和可行的。
While research increasingly studies how neighborhood contexts influence HIV among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) populations, to date, no research has used global positioning system (GPS) devices, an innovative method to study spatial mobility through neighborhood contexts, i.e., the environmental riskscape, among a sample of Black MSM. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of collecting two-week GPS data (as measured by a pre- and post-surveys as well as objectively measured adherence to GPS protocol) among a geographically-diverse sample of Black MSM in the Deep South: Gulfport, MS, Jackson, MS, and New Orleans LA (n = 75). GPS feasibility was demonstrated including from survey items, e.g. Black MSM reported high ratings of pre-protocol acceptability, ease of use, and low levels of wear-related concerns. Findings from this study demonstrate that using GPS methods is acceptable and feasible among Black MSM in the Deep South.