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Locating the Risk: Using Participatory Mapping to Contextualize Perceived HIV Risk across Geography and Social Networks among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Deep South

Citation

Arnold T, Stopka TJ, Gomillia CES, et al. Locating the Risk: Using Participatory Mapping to Contextualize Perceived HIV Risk across Geography and Social Networks among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Deep South. J Sex Res. 2022;59(7):931-938. doi:10.1080/00224499.2021.1906397

Implementation stage:

Pre-Implementation

Implementation outcomes reported:

Appropriateness, Feasibility

Continuum target addressed:

Linkage to preventative care

Geography:

Mississippi

Study Participant Classification:

Recipients of care

Plain Language Objectives

The researchers worked with young Black men who have sex with men in Jackson to map where people meet partners and where HIV-related risks may occur, including places outside known geographic hotspots.

Plain Language Abstract

HIV prevention programs often target geographic hotspots, but sexual networks and the places where people meet partners may extend beyond those areas. Researchers conducted five focus groups with 27 young African American men who have sex with men in Jackson, Mississippi. Using a participatory mapping activity, the groups discussed locations of sexual behavior, their knowledge of local HIV hotspots, and travel to meet partners both near home and elsewhere. Participants indicated that HIV-related “activity spaces” may occur outside locations already identified as hotspots. Combining mapping with qualitative discussion helped show how geography and social relationships can shape perceived risk. These findings reflect participants’ knowledge and perspectives; they do not directly measure where HIV transmission occurred or estimate the frequency of behaviors across the wider population. The authors concluded that geographically focused prevention may need to consider both where people with HIV live and the locations where people meet partners or engage in behaviors associated with HIV acquisition.

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