Klein H, Using a Syndemics Theory Approach to Studying HIV Risk Taking in a Population of Men Who Use the Internet to Find Partners for Unprotected Sex, 2011, American Journal of Men’s Health, Volume: 5 issue: 6, page(s): 466-476.

This study presents the utility of a syndemics theory approach to understanding HIV risk practices in high-risk MSM populations and reports that demographic factors, childhood maltreatment experiences, substance use/abuse, psychological/ psychosocial functioning, and attitudes toward risk taking are all relevant to understanding risk taking, and they are interrelated in a highly complex manner.