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01.11.2007 | Original Paper

Safe Living: The Impact of Unstable Housing Conditions on HIV Risk Reduction Among Female Drug Users

verfasst von: Kirk W. Elifson, Claire E. Sterk, Katherine P. Theall

Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior | Sonderheft 2/2007

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Abstract

The objectives of this article are to explore differences in HIV risk behaviors and subsequent risk reduction among female drug users based on their housing conditions. In addition, we investigate psychosocial characteristics as mediators. Data were collected from 336 adult women. Structured interviews were conducted at baseline and at 6-month follow-up. At baseline, women with unstable housing conditions reported higher levels of HIV drug and sex-related HIV risk behavior. In addition, their levels of behavioral change over time were lower. The findings also show the importance of expanding the stable housing condition into two categories thereby distinguishing between a woman’s own and someone else’s place. None of the mediating factors were statistically significant and there was no moderation by intervention condition. The findings suggest that unstable housing conditions form a structural barrier to HIV risk reduction irrespective of the message. Future interventions should consider such conditions and the larger social context of the women’s lives.

Income was difficult to assess in the present analysis. Qualitative data revealed that the women’s income fluctuated greatly and specifying weekly or yearly income was difficult for most respondents. Distinguishing between legal and illegal income (but not legal and illegal forms of employment or work) was also difficult. Overall, income data were unreliable and therefore could not be included in the present analysis.

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Titel: Safe Living: The Impact of Unstable Housing Conditions on HIV Risk Reduction Among Female Drug Users
verfasst von: Kirk W. Elifson
Claire E. Sterk
Katherine P. Theall
Publikationsdatum: 01.11.2007
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior / Ausgabe Sonderheft 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-007-9306-8

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