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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"sexual networks"”.
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Sexual networks of individuals infected with sexually transmitted infections: Structure and disease transmission
Increases in the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) suggest that control programs may not be targeting the population responsible for the spread of STIs - core groups. The objective was to examine STI transmission within these groups using both traditional epidemiology and social …
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Beyond behavior: An intersectional analysis of the impact of sexual networks, segregation, and incarceration on disparities in STDs
There are approximately 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States every year (Satterwhite et al., 2008).. Although the entire society is encumbered by the economic impact of STDs, the burden of these diseases is not equally borne along racial and gender …
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Three Essays on The Economics of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have important consequences for individuals and society. Extensive literature has shown that various individual factors impact STIs. However, much less is known about their structural causes and how they affect sexual behavior and sexual network formation. In …
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An agent-based approach to HIV/AIDS epidemic modeling : a case study of Papua New Guinea
… (ABM) allow one to simulate the social and sexual interactions which may describe the societal context in which HIV may spread. Using this framework, I construct a simplified social and sexual network that represents Papua New Guinea. This country is used as a case study because it …