Because problematic patterns of alcohol and other substance use are prevalent drivers of
the HIV/AIDS epidemic, comprehensive interventions are needed for substance-using men …

Background: Precise terminology and definitions are important components of scientific
language. Although the terms “hard drugs” and “soft drugs” are used widely by …

Background Chemsex typically involves drugs such as GHB/GBL, crystal meth and
mephedrone, and is increasingly common among MSM. The behaviour has been found to …

Objective Syndemic theory has been proposed as a framework for understanding the role of
multiple risk factors driving the HIV epidemic among sexual and gender minority individuals …

Background Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a significant global public health problem,
which is associated with negative psychosocial outcomes and high-risk sexual behaviors in …

Efforts have been made to better understand sexual compulsivity by examining salient
psychosocial syndemic correlates, though examination of such factors has yielded …

Background: Worldwide, young transgender women (YTW) contend with exceptionally high
risks of HIV infection. Cross-sectional studies have suggested that co-occurring epidemics or …

This study examined longitudinally the additive effect of syndemics, or co-occurring
psychosocial problems, on antiretroviral treatment (ART) non-adherence among 390 HIV …

Young men who have sex with men continue to be highly affected by HIV. To improve
understanding of the role that multiple co-occurring health issues (ie, syndemics) play in HIV …

Poor psychosocial health contributes to HIV risk behavior and reduced engagement in
treatment and care. This study investigates depression and its correlates among 11,992 …