Impact of post-incarceration care engagement interventions on HIV transmission among young Black men who have sex with men and their sexual partners: An agent-based network modeling study

Summary

Understanding the impact of incarceration on HIV transmission among Black men who have sex with men is important given their disproportionate representation among people experiencing incarceration and the potential impact of incarceration on social and sexual networks, employment, housing, and medical care. We developed an agent-based network model (ABNM) of 10,000 agents representing young Black men who have sex with men in the city of Chicago to examine the impact of varying degrees of post-incarceration care disruption and care engagement interventions following release from jail on HIV incidence. Developing effective and scalable interventions to increase HIV care engagement among individuals experiencing recent incarceration and their sexual partners is needed to reduce HIV transmission among Black men who have sex with men.

Publication Year: 2023

Lead Author: Anna Hotton

Journal: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas

Publication Type(s): Modeling