Title
Internet use and the network composition of people living with HIV/AIDS in an urban area in peru
Date Issued
01 January 2010
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
University of Pennsylvania
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Publisher(s)
Springer New York LLC
Abstract
This study examines the association between Internet use and (1) the number of close ties (people with whom a person is closely acquainted), and (2) the percentage of HIV-positive individuals in the personal network of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in an urban area of Peru. Ninety-four PLHA responded to a survey; 72% were male, and the average age was 36.65 (SD = 7.92). Internet use was not associated with the number of close ties or with a greater number of close ties who are HIV-positive in one's personal network. Internet use was higher among those with greater than a high school education and females reported more social ties than males. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009.
Start page
1371
End page
1375
Volume
14
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología relacionada con la salud
Enfermedades infecciosas
Sociología
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79952277103
PubMed ID
Source
AIDS and Behavior
Resource of which it is part
AIDS and Behavior
ISSN of the container
10907165
Sponsor(s)
Acknowledgments This study was possible due to a 2007-summer fellowship provided by the Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication of the University of Pennsylvania. The authors want to thank Dr. Keith Hampton, at the Annenberg School for Communication of the University of Pennsylvania; the DISA-Callao of the Peruvian Ministry of Health; and Corazones Chalacos, an organization working to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS in Callao, Peru. Finally, the authors would like to acknowledge Rupa Patel and Brooke Duffy for editorial assistance. WHC is supported by the Fogarty International Center/NIH Grant No. R01TW007896.
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