Using syndemic theory to understand food insecurity and diet-related chronic diseases

D Himmelgreen, N Romero-Daza, J Heuer… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Syndemic Theory (ST) provides a framework to examine mutually enhancing
diseases/health issues under conditions of social inequality and inequity. ST has been used …

[HTML][HTML] Gendered syndemic of intimate partner violence, alcohol misuse, and HIV risk among peri-urban, heterosexual men in South Africa

AM Hatcher, A Gibbs, RS McBride, D Rebombo… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Men whose sexual behaviors place them at risk of HIV often exhibit a “cluster” of behaviors,
including alcohol misuse and violence against women. Called the “Substance Abuse …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways from food insecurity to intimate partner violence perpetration among peri-urban men in South Africa

AM Hatcher, H Stöckl, RS McBride, M Khumalo… - American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Although poverty is sometimes seen as a driver of intimate partner violence
victimization, less is known about how it intersects with men's violence perpetration. Food …

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 …

A review of place-related contextual factors in syndemics research

JM Gizamba, JP Wilson, E Mendenhall, L Ferguson - Health & Place, 2023 - Elsevier
This review investigates the extent to which a place-based approach has been used to
conceptualize context, as well as the place-related contextual factors explored in studies that …

Examining the substance use, violence, and HIV and AIDS (SAVA) syndemic among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings

CH Logie, M Okumu, K Malama, S Mwima, R Hakiza… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Background Interactions between substance use, violence, HIV and AIDS, known as the
'SAVA'syndemic, are understudied among refugee youth. We assessed the synergistic …

Depression, injecting drug use, and risky sexual behavior syndemic among women who inject drugs in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

C Mwangi, S Karanja, J Gachohi, V Wanjihia… - Harm reduction …, 2019 - Springer
Background Injecting drug use (IDU) is a key driver of the HIV epidemic particularly when
individuals experience psychosocial conditions and risky sexual behavior in a syndemic …

An agent-based model of binge drinking, inequitable gender norms and their contribution to HIV transmission, with application to South Africa

LF Johnson, M Kubjane, A De Voux… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Binge drinking, inequitable gender norms and sexual risk behaviour are closely
interlinked. This study aims to model the potential effect of alcohol counselling interventions …

Psychosocial problems and condomless anal sex among transgender women in two cities of China: study based on the syndemic framework

D Xia, Y Chen, R Chang, C Xu, X Yu, Y Liu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Studies examining the association between psychosocial problems and condomless anal
sex (CAS) among transgender women (TGW) are rare. In this study, close attention was paid …

Spatial analysis of the alcohol, intimate partner violence, and HIV syndemic among women in South Africa

KM Sileo, CS Sparks, R Luttinen - AIDS and behavior, 2023 - Springer
The co-occurrence of and synergistic interactions between substance abuse, violence, and
HIV, known as the “SAVA syndemic,” is thought to be a driver of women's elevated risk for …