Migration to Urban Slums, Sexual Networks, and HIV in Ghana

本研究的长期目标是利用基于动态网络的人类迁移和艾滋病毒传播动态数学模型来设计和评估艾滋病毒预防干预措施，如并发信息。这个研究项目有三个具体目标。第一个目标是审查关于加纳移民和艾滋病毒的现有数据。本文将着重于文献综述和实证研究

The long-term objective of this research is to use dynamic network-based mathematical models of human migration and HIV transmission dynamics for designing and evaluating HIV prevention interventions, such as the message of concurrency. There are three specific aims of this research project. The first aim is to review existing data on migration and HIV in Ghana. This literature review and empirical research will 1) highlight migration patterns and HIV disparities in Ghana 2) emphasize gaps in our knowledge ofthe complex association between migration and HIV transmission, and 3) reveal the limitations of standard crosssectional data collection. The results of this analysis will inform the questionnaire design in the second aim. Thus the second aim of this research is to design and implement a small-scale pilot survey of sexual networks, migration history, and HIV sexual risk behaviors. The PI will also determine the feasibility of collecting HIV biomarkers for HIV for future cross-discipline work. The third aim is to develop a mathematical model based on the network sample in order to quantify the impact of migration on the spread of HIV. This pilot modeling work will be the basis of an R01 application toward the end of the ROO grant cycle.