Academic Journal
HIV-risk practices among homeless and low-income housed mothers
| العنوان: | HIV-risk practices among homeless and low-income housed mothers |
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| المؤلفون: | Weinreb, Linda F., Goldberg, Robert J., Lessard, Darleen M., Perloff, Jennifer N., Bassuk, Ellen L. |
| المساهمون: | Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Meyers Primary Care Institute, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine |
| المصدر: | The Journal of family practice ; 48 ; 11 ; 859-67 |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | University of Massachusetts, Medical School: eScholarship@UMMS |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Crime Victims, Cross-Sectional Studies, Domestic Violence, Female, HIV Infections, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Homeless Persons, Humans, Male, Massachusetts, Mothers, Poverty, Public Housing, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Virus Diseases |
| الوصف: | BACKGROUND: Knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its risk behaviors have not been systematically studied in homeless mothers. The identification of the factors associated with HIV-risk practices will guide interventions for low-income housed and homeless women. METHODS: We interviewed 220 homeless and 216 low-income housed mothers living in Worcester, Massachusetts, to gather information on demographic, psychosocial , and HIV-risk practice characteristics. We used standardized instruments and questions drawn from national surveys. The primary study outcome was high HIV-risk behavior. RESULTS: Although homeless mothers were more likely than low-income housed mothers to report first sexual contact at an early age, multiple partners during the last 6 months, and a history of intravenous drug use, homelessness was not associated with high HIV-risk practices. Both homeless and low-income housed mothers demonstrated misconceptions about HIV transmission through casual contact. Among high-risk women, approximately 75% perceived themselves as having low or no risk for contracting HIV. A history of childhood victimization, adult partner violence, or both placed women at a significantly increased likelihood of high HIV-risk practices. African American race, knowledge about HIV, and self-perception of risk were also significantly associated with high-risk practices. CONCLUSIONS: Homeless mothers are a subgroup of poor women at high risk for HIV and should be targeted for preventive interventions. In addition, there are potentially modifiable factors associated with HIV-risk practices in both low-income housed and homeless mothers that should be directly addressed. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | Link to Article in PubMed; http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA59407958&v=2.1&u=mlin_c_umassmed&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w; J Fam Pract. 1999 Nov;48(11):859-67.; 0094-3509 (Linking); http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/47115; https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/269; 1333022; qhs_pp/269 |
| الاتاحة: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/47115 https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/269 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.9621F7FF |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |