Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a global public health issue, with notably high prevalence
rates observed within Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This systematic review …

Recent studies referring to syndemics of HIV and NCDs often do not meet criteria for a
syndemic framework. Future research needs to assure minimum criteria are met: articulation …

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 …

Striving to understand what drives HIV infection and the covariates in which HIV is
experienced was at the center of Merrill Singer's conceptualization of syndemic theory 30 …

The SAVA syndemic is frequently used to describe the co-occurrence of HIV, gender-based
violence (GBV), and substance use. In this study we determine the extent to which the …

Women who exchange sex and use drugs (WESUD) are at high risk for HIV infection and
partner violence. The few tested interventions at the intersection of HIV and IPV show mixed …

Background: Black women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV, accounting for nearly
60% of new diagnoses among US women. Black women living with HIV often experience …

Background Limited research have examined predictors of illicit use of drugs and binge
drinking among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Kazakhstan …

Mental health and substance use disorders are associated with lower adherence to anti-
retroviral treatment, and viral suppression among people living with HIV (PLWH). The first …

As this chapter is being written, the COVID-19 pandemic is having enormous impact upon
the world. This is not only from direct mortality and morbidity due to the infection itself but …