USING SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS TO STUDY PATTERNS OF DRUG-USE AMONG URBAN DRUG-USERS AT HIGH-RISK FOR HIV AIDS
USING SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS TO STUDY PATTERNS OF DRUG-USE AMONG URBAN DRUG-USERS AT HIGH-RISK FOR HIV AIDS
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DOI：
10.1016/0376-8716(94)01082-v
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发表时间：
1995-04-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
KNOWLTON, A
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作者：
LATKIN, C;MANDELL, W;KNOWLTON, A
很少有研究调查注射吸毒者当前的社会关系。本文探讨了注射吸毒者社交网络的结构和关系特征，以及社交网络特征与注射海洛因和可卡因频率的HIV感染危险行为的关系。研究样本由马里兰州巴尔的摩市中心的 293 名注射吸毒者组成。大多数参与者 (89%) 在他们的社交网络中报告了至少一名家庭成员，44% 在他们的网络中列出了他们的母亲或继母。家庭成员在个人社交网络中的存在与此处检查的吸毒模式无关；然而，那些在个人社交网络中报告有伴侣的人注射的频率明显低于那些没有报告伴侣的人。药物子网络的网络密度和大小与药物注射频率呈正相关。这项研究的结果表明，社交网络分析可能是了解艾滋病毒/艾滋病危险行为的社会背景的有用工具。
Few studies have examined the current social relationships of injecting drug users. This paper examines the structural and relationship characteristics of the social networks of injecting drug users, and the relation of social network characteristics to the HIV infection risk behavior of frequency of injecting heroin and cocaine. The study sample was comprised of 293 inner city injecting drug users in Baltimore, Maryland. Most participants (89%) reported at least one family member in their social network, and 44% listed their mother or step-mother in their network. Presence of family members in personal social networks was not related to patterns of drug use examined here; however, those who reported a partner in their personal social network injected significantly less often than those who did not report a partner. Network density and size of drug subnetworks were positively associated with frequency of drug injection. The results of this study suggest that social network analysis may be a useful tool for understanding the social context of HIV/AIDS risk behaviors.