Table 3.
Syndemics
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Psychiatric diagnoses and psychosocial issuesa | |
| Depression | 13 (48.1%) |
| Social anxiety | 4 (14.8%) |
| Bipolar disorder | 2 (7.4%) |
| Panic disorder | 3 (11.1%) |
| Obsessive–compulsive disorder | 1 (3.7%) |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | 5 (18.5%) |
| PTSD-qualifying event | 19 (70.4%) |
| Binge eating disorder | 1 (3.7%) |
| Antisocial personality disorder | 7 (25.9%) |
| Substance use problems | |
| Alcohol use disorder | 4 (14.8%) |
| Substance use disorder | 10 (37.0%) |
| History of self-reported problematic substance use | 17 (63.0%) |
| Structural issuesa | |
| Financial instability | 13 (48.1%) |
| Transportation instability | 9 (33.3%) |
| Food insecurity | 11 (40.7%) |
| Interpersonal issuesa | |
| Childhood sexual abuse | 7 (25.9%) |
| Rape in adulthood | 6 (22.2%) |
| Total syndemicsb | |
| 0 | 0 (0%) |
| 1 | 2 (7.4%) |
| 2 | 5 (18.5%) |
| 3 | 5 (18.5%) |
| 4 | 3 (11.1%) |
| 5 | 3 (11.1%) |
| 6–9 | 9 (33.3%) |
a
Indicates that several items could be endorsed, therefore numbers and percentages do not add up to the total participant amount
b
Total syndemics count is a sum score of: depression, social anxiety, bipolar disorder, OCD, binge eating disorder, antisocial personality disorder, trauma (PTSD or PTSD-qualifying event), rape as an adult, childhood sexual abuse, substance use problem (alcohol use disorder, substance use disorder, and/or history of problematic substance use), financial instability, transportation instability, and food insecurity Syndemics displayed in this table were systematically assessed at baseline. See “Results” section for additional syndemics that were not systematically assessed at baseline