Open AccessPoverty matters
Author(s) -
Catherine E. Oldenburg,
Amaya PerezBrumer,
Sari L. Reisner
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000000491
Subject(s) - syndemic , medicine , odds ratio , poverty , population , demography , environmental health , confounding , psychological intervention , context (archaeology) , logistic regression , public health , psychiatry , geography , economics , economic growth , nursing , archaeology , sociology
'Syndemic factors', defined as co-occurring psychological conditions including major depressive disorder, substance and alcohol use, and intimate partner violence, have been shown to increase HIV incidence among MSM in the United States. However, this relationship has not been well characterized in the general population, particularly in the context of poverty.