(Re)conceptualizing vulnerability in health under the syndemics perspective: protocol for a scoping review (original) (raw)
The concept of vulnerability has been widely used in global health research to assess susceptibility to diseases and disasters in individuals and groups. This perspective has proven to be useful for policy making by bringing attention to the unequal distribution of risks and impacts in specific populations and contexts. However, it is often insufficient to explain interactions between environmental, zoonotic, and social realms involved in the experience of health and disease. Theoretical developments proposed under the syndemics approach have intended to explore this gap by studying the underlying political, economic, and social dynamics affecting the occurrence of overlapping health issues. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the term syndemics has been used to refer to underlying conditions and social factors impacting disease outcomes. This scoping review aims to explore the contributions of the syndemics perspective to the (re)conceptualization of vulnerabil...
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