The impact of homophobia and HIV stigma on HIV testing uptake among Chinese men who have sex with men: a mediation analysis

C Wei, DH Cheung, H Yan, J Li, L Shi… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Gay and HIV-related stigma and discrimination are major barriers to accessing
HIV prevention services among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) worldwide. We aimed …

Number of psychosocial strengths predicts reduced HIV sexual risk behaviors above and beyond syndemic problems among gay and bisexual men

TA Hart, SW Noor, BD Adam, JRG Vernon… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
Syndemics research shows the additive effect of psychosocial problems on high-risk sexual
behavior among gay and bisexual men (GBM). Psychosocial strengths may predict less …

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 …

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 …

Correlates of PrEP uptake among young sexual minority men and transgender women in New York City: the need to reframe “Risk” messaging and normalize …

J Jaiswal, C LoSchiavo, S Meanley, K Hascher… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective form of HIV prevention, but young sexual
minority men face myriad barriers to PrEP uptake. Participants (n= 202) completed a survey …

High-risk polysubstance use among LGBTQ+ people who use drugs in the United States: An application of syndemic theory

CJ Cascalheira, J Nelson, RE Flinn, Y Zhao… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Compared to heterosexual and cisgender people, lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) people are more likely …

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 …

Feasibility and acceptability of global positioning system (GPS) methods to study the spatial contexts of substance use and sexual risk behaviors among young men …

DT Duncan, F Kapadia, SD Regan, WC Goedel… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background No global positioning system (GPS) technology study has been conducted
among a sample of young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (YMSM). As …

Intimate partner violence and sex among young men who have sex with men

CB Stults, S Javdani, CA Greenbaum, F Kapadia… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) few studies have examined the
relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration versus victimization and …

Human papillomavirus vaccination and infection in young sexual minority men: the P18 cohort study

PN Halkitis, P Valera, CE LoSchiavo… - AIDS patient care and …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
We examined the prevalence of infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) and HIV in a
cohort of young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men [sexual minority men …