Syndemics of psychosocial problems and HIV risk: A systematic review of empirical tests of the disease interaction concept

AC Tsai, BFO Burns - Social Science & Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
In the theory of syndemics, diseases co-occur in particular temporal or geographical
contexts due to harmful social conditions (disease concentration) and interact at the level of …

Bridging health disparity gaps through the use of medical legal partnerships in patient care: a systematic review

O Martinez, J Boles, M Muñoz-Laboy… - The Journal of Law …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past two decades, we have seen an increase in the use of medical-legal
partnerships (MLPs) in health-care and/or legal settings to address health disparities …

Gender-specific pathways between face-to-face and cyber bullying victimization, depressive symptoms, and academic performance among US adolescents

M Okumu, YK Kim, JE Sanders, T Makubuya… - Child Indicators …, 2020 - Springer
This cross-sectional study employed a syndemic framework to investigate the relationships
between face-to-face and cyberbullying victimization, depressive symptoms, academic …

Syndemic conditions and HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-negative gay and bisexual men in a US national sample.

JT Parsons, BM Millar, RL Moody, TJ Starks… - Health …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: The syndemics framework has been used to explain the high rates of HIV
infection among gay and bisexual men. However, most studies have relied primarily on …

Longitudinal effects of syndemics on ART non-adherence among sexual minority men

A Harkness, SA Bainter, C O'Cleirigh, NA Mendez… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
This study examined longitudinally the additive effect of syndemics, or co-occurring
psychosocial problems, on antiretroviral treatment (ART) non-adherence among 390 HIV …

Prospective effects of a syndemic on HIV and STI incidence and risk behaviors in a cohort of young men who have sex with men

B Mustanski, G Phillips, DT Ryan, G Swann, L Kuhns… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
Young men who have sex with men continue to be highly affected by HIV. To improve
understanding of the role that multiple co-occurring health issues (ie, syndemics) play in HIV …

An application of syndemic theory to identify drivers of the syphilis epidemic among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

O Ferlatte, T Salway, H Samji, N Dove… - Sexually transmitted …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background We applied syndemic theory to explore the degree to which syndemic
conditions explain the syphilis epidemic affecting Canadian gay and bisexual men who …

Syndemic classes, stigma, and sexual risk among transgender women in India

V Chakrapani, TC Willie, M Shunmugam… - AIDS and Behavior, 2019 - Springer
Syndemic theory could explain the elevated HIV risk among transgender women (TGW) in
India. Using cross-sectional data of 300 TGW in India, we aimed to: identify latent classes of …

Substance use disorders, violence, mental health, and HIV: differentiating a syndemic factor by gender and sexuality

K Tsuyuki, EV Pitpitan, MA Levi-Minzi, LA Urada… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
This paper measures syndemic substance use disorder, violence, and mental health and
compares the syndemic among HIV-infected heterosexual men, heterosexual women, and …

Syndemic production and sexual compulsivity/hypersexuality in highly sexually active gay and bisexual men: Further evidence for a three group conceptualization

JT Parsons, HJ Rendina, RL Moody… - Archives of sexual …, 2015 - Springer
Among gay and bisexual men (GBM), a syndemic describes a situation in which negative
conditions (eg, childhood sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, depression …