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Table 2 Syndemic factors and health behaviour

From: Drug use and health behaviour among German men who have sex with men: Results of a qualitative, multi-centre study

Case

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Sexual identity

Gay/bisexual

Gay

?

Gay

Gay/bisexual

Gay/bisexual

Gay

Gay

Gay

?

Gay

Gay

Gay

Gay

Gay

Conflicts in the family at coming out

Strong conflict

No conflict

Conflict

No conflict

Strong conflict

No conflict

Strong conflict

Conflict

Conflict

Strong conflict

Strong conflict

Conflict

Strong conflict

Strong conflict

Sexual partners last 12 months

20–25

20

15

20–50

100–200

50

2

3

5

0

N/A

6

3

4–5

Experience of violence

Situation of drug use and sex

No

Childhood

No

No

No

Father: coming out and sex

No

Situation of drug use and sex

No

Father: coming out

No

No

Father: childhood

Prostitution

No

No

Yes

MSM

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

MSM

No

No

No

HIV status

Positive

Negative

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Negative

Positive

Positive

Hepatitis C infection

N/A

N/A

Positive

Negative

Positive

N/A

Positive

N/A

Positive

N/A

Negative

N/A

N/A

Positive

Hepatitis A/B infection

Hep. B positive

Infection not clear

Hep. A/Hep. B positive

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A