Conceptualizing the effects of continuous traumatic violence on HIV continuum of care outcomes for young Black men who have sex with men in the United States

KG Quinn, A Spector, L Takahashi, DR Voisin - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The United States (US) is on track to achieve the 90-90-90 targets set forth by
UNAIDS and the National HIV/AIDS strategy, yet significant racial disparities in HIV care …

Syndemic theory, structural violence and HIV among African–Americans

BA Godley, AA Adimora - Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2020 - journals.lww.com
These studies have yielded valuable insights into links between HIV-related outcomes and
mental health, experience of violence and abuse, and substance use. But a key feature–and …

Applying an intersectional framework to understand syndemic conditions among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

KG Quinn - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Syndemic theory has been useful in illuminating the co-existence and reinforcing nature of
multiple health and social conditions that contribute to HIV risk. However, little research has …

High levels of syndemics and their association with adherence, viral non-suppression, and biobehavioral transmission risk in Miami, a US city with an HIV/AIDS …

TR Glynn, SA Safren, AW Carrico, NA Mendez… - AIDS and Behavior, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Miami is a Southeastern United States (US) city with high health, mental health, and
economic disparities, high ethnic/racial diversity, low resources, and the highest HIV …

Social networks moderate the syndemic effect of psychosocial and structural factors on HIV risk among young Black transgender women and men who have sex with …

D Teixeira da Silva, A Bouris, D Voisin, A Hotton… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
The interaction between the cumulative effect of psychosocial and structural factors (ie
syndemic effect) and social networks among young Black transgender women and men who …

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 …

A syndemic model of exchange sex among HIV-positive men who have sex with men

SM Walters, A Braksmajer, B Coston, I Yoon… - Archives of Sexual …, 2020 - Springer
Exchange sex is a behavior associated with HIV transmission risk among men who have sex
with men (MSM). Few studies have examined exchange sex among HIV-positive MSM. We …

Sexual violence and chemsex among substance-using sexual and gender minorities in Texas

JM Wilkerson, A Di Paola, D Nieto, V Schick… - Substance Use & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Chemsex is the use of methamphetamine or other substances to enhance
sexual experiences, and is most often associated with sexual minority men. Within the …

Drug use, depression and sexual risk behaviour: a syndemic among early pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adopters in Belgium?

C Nöstlinger, T Reyniers, T Smekens, H Apers, M Laga… - AIDS care, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Little is known about how interacting psychosocial problems may influence sexual
behaviour among men having sex with men taking Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This …

Exposure to community violence and substance use among Black men who have sex with men: examining the role of psychological distress and criminal justice …

A Hotton, K Quinn, J Schneider, D Voisin - AIDS care, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Young Black MSM (YBMSM) are disproportionately affected by violence,
criminal justice involvement, and other structural factors that also increase vulnerability to …