HIV Syndemic Factor Associations Among Adolescent Gay and Bisexual Men in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2015-2019: A

David R Garcia1, Jason Fletcher, Lloyd Goldsamt

  • 1David R. Garcia, PhD, FNP-BC, NP-C, is an Assistant Professor and Provost's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA. Jason Fletcher, PhD, is a Senior Biostatistician, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA. Lloyd Goldsamt, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA. David L. Bell, MD, MPH, is a Professor, Population and Family Health and Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA. Yaguang Zheng, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA. Ann-Margaret Dunn Navarra, PhD, CPNP-PC, FAAN, is an Assistant Professor, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA.

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