Over the past 2 decades, cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from syphilis,
gonorrhea, and chlamydia have been rising in the United States, disproportionately among …

This article reviews research investigating the synergistic interaction of opioid-related
morbidity and mortality with other social, psychiatric, and biological conditions, to describe …

Purpose We sought to explore characteristics and risk factors associated with transactional
sex in a sample of young black and Latinx sexual minority cisgender men and transgender …

Abstract Young Black Sexual Minority Men with HIV (YBSMM+) in the US South encounter
multiple socio-structural challenges that contribute to disproportionately poor HIV-related …

Men who have sex with Men (MSM) represent a population affected by numerous health
conditions. Syndemic theory has been used as a framework to study the health of MSM for …

Background Transactional sex is an important driver of HIV risk among people who use
drugs in the USA, but there is a dearth of research characterizing men's selling and trading …

Syndemic theory posits that co-occurring diseases interact in a manner that increases
disease transmission, progression, and negative health outcomes. And that adverse …

Though barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among gay, bisexual, and
other men who have sex with men (MSM) have received substantial research attention, less …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been implicated in HIV acquisition and worse HIV
outcomes. Limited research focuses on the experiences of Black gay and bisexual men …

PrEP uptake and adherence among young Black sexual minority men (YBSMM), has been
sub-optimal. Multiple studies identified sleep as an important determinant of medication …