Sexual networks and housing stability.
J Urban Health
; 88(4): 759-66, 2011 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21465331
Unstable housing is related to a range of health problems including substance abuse, poor mental health, and HIV. Little is known about how sexual partners' attributes influence access to resources such as housing. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between sexual network characteristics and improvements in housing situation among a sample of drug users using a longitudinal design. Size of one's sex network was not associated with housing change. However, having a main partner and having a sex partner who lent money was associated with moving from a homeless state at baseline to being housed at follow-up. Also, having a sex partner who was a drug user was associated with decrease in the odds of improving one's housing situation.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Social Support
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Stress, Psychological
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Residence Characteristics
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Sexuality
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Year:
2011
Type:
Article