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    AIDS Behav. 2009 Jun 2. [Epub ahead of print]

    Internet Use and the Network Composition of People Living with HIV/AIDS in an Urban Area in Peru.

    Busse P, Curioso WH.

    Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA, pbusse@asc.upenn.edu.

    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.

    PMID: 19488849 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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