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. 2018 Jun 29;4(2):e58. doi: 10.2196/publichealth.9357

Table 3.

Data sources for parameterization of a model of HIV transmission dynamics among MSM in Atlanta, GA, and Seattle, WA.

Parameters Atlanta Data Sources Seattle Data Sources
Testing and treatment InvolveMENt [65,72-74] Medical Monitoring Project [75,76], HIV Surveillance [62,77]
Tester type AMISa [7,69,71], Man Project [68], InvolveMENt [65] Seattle Pride Survey [63]
Mean interval between tests among regular testers PUMAb Survey [70] Seattle Pride Survey [63]
Likelihood of seizing the testing opportunity for risk-based, regular, and opportunity-only testers Internet Ethics and Incentives Study [78], American Men's Internet Survey [7,69,71] Internet Ethics and Incentives Study [78], Seattle Pride Survey [63]
Risk-based testing: the likelihood of testing after event and time from event to test American Men's Internet Survey [7,69,71] American Men's Internet Survey [7,69,71]
Sexual behavior (ie, versatility, condom use, disclosure); sexual network attributes Man Project [68], InvolveMENt [65] Mobile Study (S. Cassels, Personal Communication, November 2017)
Prevalence of circumcision InvolveMENt [65] National HIV Behavioral Surveillance [66,79,80]
PrEP coverage PUMA Survey [70] Washington HIV Prevention Project
Expected coital frequency within partnerships PUMA Survey [70] Washington HIV Prevention Project
Racial or ethnic distribution of MSM for weighting parameters estimates Goodreau et al [30] King County Population Estimates [81]
CCR5-Δ32 prevalence Marmor et al [82] Zimmerman et al [41] and Marmor et al [82]

aAMIS: Annual American Men’s Internet Survey of Behaviors of Men who have Sex with Men in the United States.

bPUMA: Prevention Umbrella for MSM in the Americas.