Psychosocial health problems increase risk for HIV among urban young men who have sex with men: Preliminary evidence of a syndemic in need of attention

Mustanski, Brian; Garofalo, Robert; Herrick, Amy; R. Donenberg, Geri

doi:10.1007/bf02879919

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Psychosocial health problems increase risk for HIV among urban young men who have sex with men: Preliminary evidence of a syndemic in need of attention

Published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine • Dec 1, 2007

Authors:

Brian Mustanski

Robert Garofalo

Amy Herrick

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) experience disparities in HIV rates and potentially in mental health, substance abuse, and exposure to violence. PURPOSE: We assessed the extent to which these psychosocial health problems had an additive effect on increasing HIV risk among YMSM. ME...

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Psychosocial

Men who have sex with men

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