ArticleJournal of gay & lesbian mental health2018
Syndemic Indicators Predict Poor Medication Adherence and Increased Health Care Utilization for Urban HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men.
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- The global prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2023Pooled it
- Childhood Sexual Trauma and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2021Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Combination Behavioral Interventions Co-Targeting Psychosocial Syndemics and HIV-Related Health Behaviors for Sexual Minority Men.Journal of sex research · 2020Pooled it
- Transgender Women in India: A Syndemic and Intersectional Framework Addressing HIV Care Gaps.American journal of public health · 2025Article
- COVID-19 and the Syndemic of Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, Substance Use, and HIV Care Engagement Among Black Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV in the US South.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- A systematic comparison of additive and interaction approaches to modeling the effects of syndemic problems on HIV outcomes in South Africa.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence, Including Psychological Partner Violence, in a Multisite U.S. Cohort of People in HIV Care.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Analysis of Overlapping Psychosocial Factors Predicting Incident Hospitalization Among Mixed HIV Serostatus Men who have Sex with Men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Intersecting Relationships of Psychosocial and Structural Syndemic Problems Among People with HIV in South Africa: Using Network Analysis to Identify Influential Problems.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- The Syndemic Factors of Violence Exposure, Substance Use, and Mental Health Problems: Relationships to Sexual Risk Behaviors in HIV-Negative Young Men Who Have Sex With Men.Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research · 2022Article
- Syndemic Profiles and Sexual Minority Men's HIV-Risk Behavior: A Latent Class Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- COVID-19 Burden and Risk Among People With HIV.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2021Article
- Syndemics and salivary inflammation in people living with HIV/AIDS.Psychology & health · 2021Article
- Psychological, addictive, and health behavior implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.Behaviour research and therapy · 2020Review
- High Levels of Syndemics and Their Association with Adherence, Viral Non-suppression, and Biobehavioral Transmission Risk in Miami, a U.S. City with an HIV/AIDS Epidemic.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
- Longitudinal Effects of Syndemics on ART Non-adherence Among Sexual Minority Men.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
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Abstract
Research on men who have sex with men (MSM) has uncovered psychosocial factors (syndemic indicators) that are associated additively with poor health. To test these relations in a sample of HIV-positive MSM, we enrolled 166 patients from two HIV clinics. We investigated relations between syndemic indicators and outcomes including medication nonadherence, condomless anal sex (CAS), and healthcare utilization. A large proportion of participants reported each syndemic indicator: polysubstance use 43%, suicide attempt 28%, childhood sexual abuse 39%, partner abuse 64%. Analyses confirmed an additive effect, whereby endorsing 1+ indicator was associated with increased odds of medication nonadherence and medical hospitalization.
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