The syndemic of violence victimisation, drug use, frequent alcohol use, and HIV transmission risk behaviour among men who have sex with men: Cross-sectional, population-based study in India

• Main Authors: Venkatesan Chakrapani (Author), P.V.M. Lakshmi (Author), Alexander C. Tsai (Author), Pandara Purayil Vijin (Author), Pradeep Kumar (Author), Venkatesh Srinivas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The theory of syndemics has been used to explain elevated HIV risk facing men who have sex with men (MSM). However, few studies have employed suitable analytical methods to test this theory. Using data from a probability-based sample of MSM in India, we tested three proposed models linking the co-oc...