Is there synergy in syndemics? Psychosocial conditions and sexual risk among men who have sex with men in India.

In this study, we found an additive association between syndemic conditions and UAI with evidence of synergistic interaction between a pair of psychosocial conditions, and no significant additive association, but a synergistic interaction between another pair of psychosocial conditions for syphilis. Our results lend further support to a critical reassessment of syndemic analyses. Closer attention to the cumulative development, underlying causal pathways, and possible synergistic interaction of co-occurring epidemics through combined qualitative and quantitative methodologies may yield more effective interventions for vulnerable, marginalized populations. PMID: 29615297 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Anal Sci - Category: Chemistry Authors: Tags: Soc Sci Med Source Type: research