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 …
contexts due to harmful social conditions (disease concentration) and interact at the level of …
Syndemics: a theory in search of data or data in search of a theory?
AC Tsai - Social Science & Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
The concept of a syndemic was proposed more than two decades ago to explain how large-
scale social forces might give rise to co-occurring epidemics that synergistically interact to …
scale social forces might give rise to co-occurring epidemics that synergistically interact to …
Syndemics and health disparities: a methodological note
AC Tsai, AS Venkataramani - AIDS and Behavior, 2016 - Springer
In the theory of syndemics, diseases are hypothesized to co-occur in particular temporal or
geographical contexts due to harmful social conditions (disease concentration) and to …
geographical contexts due to harmful social conditions (disease concentration) and to …
Application of syndemic theory to black men who have sex with men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
This study analyzed data from a large prospective epidemiologic cohort study among men
who have sex with men (MSM), the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study, to assess syndemic …
who have sex with men (MSM), the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study, to assess syndemic …
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 …
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 …
economic disparities, high ethnic/racial diversity, low resources, and the highest HIV …
Whither syndemics?: Trends in syndemics research, a review 2015–2019
As originally conceived, syndemics refers to complex epidemics involving two types of
adverse interaction–the clustering and interactions of two or more diseases or health …
adverse interaction–the clustering and interactions of two or more diseases or health …
Syndemics and public health: Reconceptualizing disease in bio‐social context
M Singer, S Clair - Medical anthropology quarterly, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The world of public health has undergone dramatic changes since the emergence of AIDS in
the early 1980s. The appearance and global spread in recent years of wave after wave of …
the early 1980s. The appearance and global spread in recent years of wave after wave of …
[HTML][HTML] Syndemic theory, methods, and data
Many scholars and practitioners have drawn on the theory of syndemics to make sense of
the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory …
the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory …
Using syndemic theory to understand vulnerability to HIV infection among Black and Latino men in New York City
HIV is a public health crisis that disproportionately affects Black and Latino men. To
understand this crisis, syndemic theory, which takes into account multiple interrelated …
understand this crisis, syndemic theory, which takes into account multiple interrelated …
Psychosocial health conditions and HIV prevalence and incidence in a cohort of men who have sex with men in Bangkok, Thailand: evidence of a syndemic effect
TE Guadamuz, K McCarthy, W Wimonsate… - AIDS and Behavior, 2014 - Springer
Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Bangkok may experience multiple psychosocial
health conditions, such as substance use, suicidality, and a history of sexual abuse. These …
health conditions, such as substance use, suicidality, and a history of sexual abuse. These …