2021
Syndemic Profiles and Sexual Minority Men’s HIV-Risk Behavior: A Latent Class Analysis
Scheer J, Clark K, Maiolatesi A, Pachankis J. Syndemic Profiles and Sexual Minority Men’s HIV-Risk Behavior: A Latent Class Analysis. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2021, 50: 2825-2841. PMID: 33483851, PMCID: PMC8295412, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-020-01850-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsSyndemic conditionsSexual minority menLatent class analysisAlcohol misusePolydrug useMinority menHIV acquisitionHIV syndemicClass analysisTransmission riskVulnerable subpopulationsReference groupSocioeconomic distressSyndemic theorySyndemicGroup differencesMenStatus characteristicsSocial status characteristicsLatent classesClass membershipMisuse
2019
Psychosocial Syndemic Risks Surrounding Physical Health Conditions Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals
Scheer JR, Pachankis JE. Psychosocial Syndemic Risks Surrounding Physical Health Conditions Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals. LGBT Health 2019, 6: 377-385. PMID: 31644383, PMCID: PMC6918840, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2019.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsPhysical health outcomesGender minority individualsSyndemic riskPhysical healthHealth conditionsMinority individualsIndividual's physical healthPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth outcomesSGM adultsOverall health burdenStress disorderPsychosocial risksSexual assaultDisparate exposuresSGM identitiesSubstance useSyndemic conditionsHealth burdenHigh prevalenceSyndemic frameworkComprehensive interventionHealth disparitiesOnline survey
2018
Validating the Syndemic Threat Surrounding Sexual Minority Men's Health in a Population-Based Study With National Registry Linkage and a Heterosexual Comparison
Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Validating the Syndemic Threat Surrounding Sexual Minority Men's Health in a Population-Based Study With National Registry Linkage and a Heterosexual Comparison. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 78: 376-382. PMID: 29940602, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionSyndemic conditionsElevated riskSexual minority menStockholm Public Health CohortBisexual menPsychosocial health disparitiesHealth threatHealth registry dataTimes higher riskNational health registry dataPopulation-based examinationHIV prevention interventionsHeterosexual menMinority menMinority men's healthRegistry linkageHealth cohortRegistry dataHigh riskAdult menHealth disparitiesMen's healthInfectionMen