TY - JOUR
T1 - Intervening on the intersecting issues of intimate partner violence, substance use, and HIV
T2 - A review of Social Intervention Group's (SIG) syndemic-focused interventions for women
AU - Gilbert, Louisa
AU - Stoicescu, Claudia
AU - Goddard-Eckrich, Dawn
AU - Dasgupta, Anindita
AU - Richer, Ariel
AU - N. Benjamin, Shoshana
AU - Wu, Elwin
AU - El-Bassel, Nabila
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Intimate partner violence (IPV), HIV, and substance use are serious intersecting public health issues. This paper aims to describe the Social Intervention Group (SIG)'s syndemic-focused interventions for women that address the co-occurrence of IPV, HIV, and substance use, referred to as the SAVA syndemic. We reviewed SIG intervention studies from 2000 to 2020 that evaluated the effectiveness of syndemic-focused interventions which addressed two or more outcomes related to reducing IPV, HIV, and substance use among different populations of women who use drugs. This review identified five interventions that co-targeted SAVA outcomes. Of the five interventions, four showed a significant reduction in risks for two or more outcomes related to IPV, substance use, and HIV. The significant effects of SIG's interventions on IPV, substance use, and HIV outcomes among different populations of women demonstrate the potential of using syndemic theory and methods in guiding effective SAVA-focused interventions.
AB - Intimate partner violence (IPV), HIV, and substance use are serious intersecting public health issues. This paper aims to describe the Social Intervention Group (SIG)'s syndemic-focused interventions for women that address the co-occurrence of IPV, HIV, and substance use, referred to as the SAVA syndemic. We reviewed SIG intervention studies from 2000 to 2020 that evaluated the effectiveness of syndemic-focused interventions which addressed two or more outcomes related to reducing IPV, HIV, and substance use among different populations of women who use drugs. This review identified five interventions that co-targeted SAVA outcomes. Of the five interventions, four showed a significant reduction in risks for two or more outcomes related to IPV, substance use, and HIV. The significant effects of SIG's interventions on IPV, substance use, and HIV outcomes among different populations of women demonstrate the potential of using syndemic theory and methods in guiding effective SAVA-focused interventions.
KW - alcohol use
KW - drug use
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - intervention science
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - SAVA
KW - syndemic
KW - syndemic theory
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85138259522&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/10497315221121807
DO - 10.1177/10497315221121807
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:85138259522
VL - 33
SP - 178
EP - 192
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
SN - 1049-7315
IS - 2
ER -
