Using Syndemics and Intersectionality to Explain the Disproportionate COVID-19 Mortality Among Black Men

Public Health Rep. 2021 Sep-Oct;136(5):523-531. doi: 10.1177/00333549211026799. Epub 2021 Jun 23.

Authors

Derek M Griffith^{1

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3}, Christopher S Holliday⁴, Okechuku K Enyia⁵, Jennifer M Ellison³, Emily C Jaeger³

Affiliations

¹ Racial Justice Institute, Center for Men's Health Equity, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
² Health Systems Administration, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Washington, DC, USA.
³ 5718 Center for Research on Men's Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁴ 2445 American Medical Association, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁵ 233231 Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Black men; COVID-19; health equity; intersectionality; men’s health; premature mortality; syndemics.

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MeSH terms

Black or African American
COVID-19*
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
SARS-CoV-2
Syndemic*

Grants and funding

U54 MD010722/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States