Are There Global Syndemics?
Med Anthropol
; 41(1): 4-18, 2022 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1585594
ABSTRACT
In this article, we address the nature of syndemics and whether, as some have asserted, these epidemiological phenomena are global configurations. Our argument that syndemics are not global rests on recognition that they are composed of social/environment contexts, disease clusters, demographics, and biologies that vary across locations. These points are illustrated with the cases of syndemics involving COVID-19, diabetes mellitus, and HIV/AIDS. We draw on theoretical discourse from epidemiology, biology, and anthropology to present what we believe is a more accurate framework for thinking about syndemics with shared elements.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
HIV Infections
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COVID-19
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med Anthropol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
01459740.2021.2007907
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