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Housing status and HIV risk behaviors: implications for prevention and policy.

This paper examines housing as a contextual factor affecting drug and sexual risk behaviors among HIV positive people using pooled interview data from 2149 clients presenting for services at 16 medical and social service agencies participating in a multi-site evaluation study. The odds of recent dru...

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Published in:AIDS & Behavior Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 251 - 266
Main Authors: Aidala A, Cross JE, Stall R, Harre D, Sumartojo E
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Sep2005
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        affil: Center for Applied Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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          HIV Infections Risk Factors
          Homeless Persons
          Housing
          Risk Taking Behavior
          Sexuality
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Asians
          Black Persons
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          Arctic Peoples
          Female
          Funding Source
          Hispanic Americans
          HIV Infections Prevention and Control
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          Male
          Native Americans
          Needle Sharing
          Odds Ratio
          Public Policy
          Sample Size
          Secondary Analysis
          Substance Abuse
          White Persons
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      ab: This paper examines housing as a contextual factor affecting drug and sexual risk behaviors among HIV positive people using pooled interview data from 2149 clients presenting for services at 16 medical and social service agencies participating in a multi-site evaluation study. The odds of recent drug use, needle use or sex exchange at the baseline interview was 2-4 times as high among the homeless and unstably housed compared to persons with stable housing. Follow-up data collected 6-9 months after baseline showed that change in housing status was associated with change in risk behaviors. Persons whose housing status improved between baseline and follow-up significantly reduced their risks of drug use, needle use, needle sharing and unprotected sex by half in comparison to individuals whose housing status did not change. In addition, for clients whose housing status worsened between baseline and follow-up, their odds of recently exchanging sex was over five times higher than for clients whose housing status did not change. The provision of housing is a promising structural intervention to reduce the spread of HIV.
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