Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/72334, first published .
A Novel Social Network Approach to Measure Intersectional Stigma Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men in San Diego, California (NEXUS): Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study

A Novel Social Network Approach to Measure Intersectional Stigma Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men in San Diego, California (NEXUS): Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study

A Novel Social Network Approach to Measure Intersectional Stigma Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men in San Diego, California (NEXUS): Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study

Laramie R Smith   1 , PhD ;   Angel B Algarin   2 , MPH, PhD ;   Eileen V Pitpitan   3 , PhD ;   Heather A Pines   4, 5 , MPH, PhD ;   Nicole K Kelly   1 , MPH, PhD ;   Carl Latkin   6 , PhD ;   Aaron Gutierrez   1 , BA ;   Maryam Hussain   1 , PhD ;   Francisco Soto   1 , MSW ;   Ricardo Vazquez Jr   7 , BA ;   Stevie Juarez   8 , AA ;   Albert Genegaling   1 , BA ;   Rosalinda Rodriguez   1 , BA ;   Anthony Cirilo   9 , BA ;   Juan Esparza   8 , BA ;   Saul Cruz   1 , BS ;   Erick Jimenez   8 ;   Ulises Reyes   1 , BA ;   Veronica Moore   7 , MPA ;   Malek Guerbaoui   8 , MPH ;   Beth Davenport   8 , MBA, LCSW, DSW ;   Jeannette Aldous   7 , MD ;   Katherine Penniga   7 , LCSW ;   Kenyatta Parker   8 , BA ;   Britt Skaathun   1 , PhD

1 Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, United States

2 Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States

3 School of Social Work, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States

4 Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, CA, United States

5 School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States

6 Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

7 San Ysidro Health, San Diego, CA, United States

8 The San Diego LGBT Community Center, San Diego, CA, United States

9 Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Laramie R Smith, PhD
  • Department of Medicine
  • University of California
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  • Email: laramie@ucsd.edu