IntroductionMen who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionally affected by a number of health conditions that are associated with violence, stigma, discrimination, poverty, unemployment or poor healthcare access. In recent years, syndemic theory provided a framework to explore the interactions of these health disparities on the biological and social levels. Research in this field has been increasing for the past 10 years, but methodologies have evolved and sometimes differed from the original concept. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the existing literature on syndemic theory applied to MSM in order to identify knowledge gaps, inform future investigations and expand our understanding of the complex interactions between avoidable health conditions in a vulnerable population.Methods and analysisThe proposed scoping review will follow the methodological framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley with subsequent enhancements by Levac et al, Colquhoun et al and Peters et al as well as the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping review. A systematic search of MEDLINE, PsycInfo, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and ProQuest Sociological Abstracts will be conducted. Reference lists of the included studies will be hand-searched for additional studies. Screening and data charting will be achieved using DistillerSR. Data collating, summarising and reporting will be performed using R and RStudio. Tabular and graphical summaries will be presented, alongside an evidence map and a descriptive overview of the main results.Ethics and disseminationThis scoping review does not require ethical approval. Data and code will be made accessible after manuscript submission. Final results will be disseminated through publication in a peer-reviewed journal and collaboration with grassroots Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) organisations.RegistrationThis protocol was registered on manuscript submission on the Open Science Framework at the following address: https://osf.io/jwxtd; DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/JWXTD.
Introduction : Les minorités sexuelles et de genre (MSG) occupent une position de vulnérabilité se traduisant par une prévalence plus élevée de troubles psychiques, et par une plus grande exposition à la violence et aux infections sexuellement transmissibles, dont le VIH, pour certains sous-groupes. Issu de l’anthropologie médicale, le concept de syndémie consiste en l’agrégation et en l’interaction de plusieurs problèmes de santé à cause de conditions sociales défavorables telles que la discrimination ou la précarité. Face à la pluralité de conditions adverses touchant les MSG, ce cadre théorique est pertinent pour mieux étudier leur santé et proposer des interventions permettant de l’améliorer. But de l’étude : L’objectif de cette étude de la portée est de synthétiser les connaissances sur l’application du concept de syndémie aux MSG. Résultats : La revue inclut 126 articles. Les données européennes ainsi que les études dédiées à la santé des femmes et des hommes transgenres sont rares. Une cooccurrence de problèmes psychosociaux favorisés par la discrimination est amplement étayée. En outre, la présence d’une syndémie est associée, entre autres, à un risque accru d’acquisition du VIH, de comportements suicidaires ou à une plus grande utilisation des soins de santé. Conclusions : L’approche syndémique est importante pour la santé des MSG, à la fois aux niveaux académique et interventionnel. Les priorités actuelles devraient être de lutter contre les facteurs structurels qui entraînent une syndémie, d’améliorer la connaissance sur la santé des MSG en Europe et de mettre au point des programmes locaux basés sur la pair-aidance.
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