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Rice, Eric., Milburn, Norweeta. and Rotheram-Borus, Mary. "Social Network Influences on HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors among Newly Homeless Youth in Los Angeles" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Aug 10, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p105408_index.html>

Rice, E. R., Milburn, N. G. and Rotheram-Borus, M. J. , 2006-08-10 "Social Network Influences on HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors among Newly Homeless Youth in Los Angeles" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p105408_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: We examined the variation in social network composition among newly homeless youth over time and assessed how positive and negative peers affect HIV/AIDS risk-behaviors in Los Angeles, California. Logistic regression models were used to asses the effect of baseline network characteristics and change over two years in social networks among 183 youth. There is a great deal of heterogeneity in the composition of social networks among newly homeless youth and network composition changes over time. HIV risk behaviors are reduced at two years with a greater number of peers who attend school, have a job, or have positive family relationships or if networks change over time to include more of these peers. HIV risk behaviors increase with a greater number of peers at baseline who steal, have overdosed, have been arrested, or are in a gang, or if networks change to include more of these peers. Networks of newly homeless youth contain fewer negative influences than expected. Those youth who are most likely to engage in HIV risk activities are embedded in networks with deviant peers. Engagement with positive peers reduces the chances of engaging in HIV risk behaviors. Interventions should target newly homeless youth in networks which contain deviant peers, but interventions should strive to harness the naturally occurring positive peer influences present in these networks.

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