Publications by authors named "Brady W Bennett"

Article Synopsis
  • Male-to-male sexual transmission is the leading cause of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S., highlighting the need for updated data on men who have sex with men (MSM) to inform public health strategies.
  • This analysis estimated the number and percentage of MSM in the U.S. using data from five population-based surveys, focusing on sexual behavior and self-reported identity over different time periods.
  • The findings revealed that approximately 4.2 million MSM reside in the U.S., with varying percentages reporting sexual activity with other men over the past year, five years, and their lifetime, indicating the necessity for targeted health interventions.
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Disparities in vaccination coverage for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States (U.S.) are consistent barriers limiting our ability to control the spread of disease, particularly those by age and race/ethnicity.

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Objective: We measured contact patterns using social contact diaries for 157 U.S. long-term care facility employees from December 2020 - June 2021.

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the association between violent conflict and HIV incidence within and across 36 sub-Saharan Africa countries between 1990 and 2012.

Methods: We used generalized linear mixed effect modeling to estimate the effect of conflict periods on country-level HIV incidence. We specified random intercepts and slopes to account for across and within country variation over time.

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