Neighborhood Activity Space, Drugs and HIV Risk Among Black MSM in the Deep South
Funded by: Center for Drug Use and HIV Research
Project dates: June 2015 - May 2016
Principal Investigator: Duncan, DustinProject dates: June 2015 - May 2016
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The study determined the feasibility (as measured by a pre- and post-survey as well as objectively measured adherence to the GPS protocol) of obtaining GPS spatial behavior data to define activity space neighborhoods, using an innovative 2-week GPS protocol, among a sample of 25 Black MSM in Jackson, MS.
Related Publications
Duncan DT, Park SH, Hambrick HR, Dangerfield DT, Goedel WC, Brewer R, Mgbako O, Lindsey J, Regan SD, Hickson DA (2018). Characterizing geosocial-networking app use among young Black men who have sex with men: A multi-city cross-sectional survey in the southern United States
JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth, 6 (6), e10316. doi: 10.2196/10316. PMCID: PMC6024099.
Duncan DT, Chaix B, Regan SD, Park SH, Draper C, Goedel WC, Gipson JA, Guilamo-Ramos V, Halkitis PN, Brewer R, Hickson DA (2018).
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
AIDS and Behavior, 22 (9), 3057-3070. doi: 10.1007/s10461-018-2163-9. PMCID: PMC6076855.