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A syndemic model of substance abuse, intimate partner violence, HIV infection, and mental health among Hispanics.

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González-Guarda, RM; Florom-Smith, AL; Thomas, T
Published in: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)
July 2011

Hispanics are disproportionately affected by substance abuse, HIV infection, intimate partner violence, and mental health conditions. To address health disparities among Hispanics and other vulnerable groups, it is necessary to understand the complex interactions between health conditions clustering together (e.g., substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and HIV) and the social ecology in which these conditions exist. A syndemic orientation, a consideration of clustering epidemics and common individual, relationship, cultural, and socioenvironmental factors linking these conditions, may be helpful in developing comprehensive models that expand our ability to understand and address health disparities. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a Syndemic Model of Substance Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, HIV Infection, and Mental Health among Hispanics, and provide evidence from the research literature to support the central relationships and risk and protective factors (i.e., potential links between conditions) depicted by the model. The development and evaluation of interventions aimed at the prevention of substance abuse, intimate partner violence, HIV/AIDS, and mental health problems as a syndemic affecting Hispanics is urgently needed. Public health nurses can initiate this endeavor with the guidance of a Syndemic Model.

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Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)

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1525-1446

ISSN

0737-1209

Publication Date

July 2011

Volume

28

Issue

4

Start / End Page

366 / 378

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • United States
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Sexual Partners
  • Nursing
  • Mental Health
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • HIV Infections
 

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González-Guarda, R. M., Florom-Smith, A. L., & Thomas, T. (2011). A syndemic model of substance abuse, intimate partner violence, HIV infection, and mental health among Hispanics. Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), 28(4), 366–378. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00928.x
González-Guarda, Rosa M., Aubrey L. Florom-Smith, and Tainayah Thomas. “A syndemic model of substance abuse, intimate partner violence, HIV infection, and mental health among Hispanics.Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.) 28, no. 4 (July 2011): 366–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00928.x.
González-Guarda RM, Florom-Smith AL, Thomas T. A syndemic model of substance abuse, intimate partner violence, HIV infection, and mental health among Hispanics. Public health nursing (Boston, Mass). 2011 Jul;28(4):366–78.
González-Guarda, Rosa M., et al. “A syndemic model of substance abuse, intimate partner violence, HIV infection, and mental health among Hispanics.Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), vol. 28, no. 4, July 2011, pp. 366–78. Epmc, doi:10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00928.x.
González-Guarda RM, Florom-Smith AL, Thomas T. A syndemic model of substance abuse, intimate partner violence, HIV infection, and mental health among Hispanics. Public health nursing (Boston, Mass). 2011 Jul;28(4):366–378.
Journal cover image

Published In

Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)

DOI

EISSN

1525-1446

ISSN

0737-1209

Publication Date

July 2011

Volume

28

Issue

4

Start / End Page

366 / 378

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • United States
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Sexual Partners
  • Nursing
  • Mental Health
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • HIV Infections