The dynamics of sexual contact networks: Effects on disease spread and control
Robinson K, Cohen T, Colijn C. The dynamics of sexual contact networks: Effects on disease spread and control. Theoretical Population Biology 2012, 81: 89-96. PMID: 22248701, PMCID: PMC3328800, DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2011.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsContact TracingEpidemiologic MethodsHumansModels, TheoreticalRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSexualitySexually Transmitted DiseasesSocial SupportTime FactorsUnited KingdomUnited StatesConceptsDuration of infectiousnessHigh-activity individualsBehavioral interventionsBehavioral risk factorsControl of STDsHigh-risk individualsDifferent risk groupsWidespread screening programsHigh-risk subpopulationsPopulation-wide interventionsSexual network structureIndividual-level riskRisk factorsRisk groupsScreening programRisk subpopulationsGreater relative decreaseDynamics of transmissionSexual contactSexual partnershipsBiomedical interventionsInfectiousnessLonger durationComparable benefitsIntervention