Association of childhood abuse with homeless women's social networks

Green, Harold D.; Tucker, Joan S.; Wenzel, Suzanne L.; Golinelli, Daniela; Kennedy, David P.; Ryan, Gery W.; Zhou, Annie Jie

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.07.005

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“…Finally, we could not assess overlap in network members among respondents due to ethical concerns in obtaining identifying information for each network member. However, other studies have found that the likelihood of overlap in at-risk samples was fairly low (38–39) and we believe that the research design and analytic strategy minimizes the impact of overlap on our results.…”

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Do People Know I’m Poz?: Factors Associated with Knowledge of Serostatus Among HIV-Positive African Americans’ Social Network Members

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We examined how functional social support, HIV-related discrimination, internalized HIV stigma, and social network structure and composition were cross-sectionally associated with network members’ knowledge of respondents’ serostatus among 244 HIV-positive African Americans in Los Angeles. Results of a generalized hierarchical linear model indicated people in respondents’ networks who were highly trusted, well-known to others (high degree centrality), HIV-positive, or sex partners were more likely to know respondents’ HIV serostatus; African American network members were less likely to know respondents’ serostatus, as were drug-using partners. Greater internalized stigma among respondents living with HIV was associated with less knowledge of their seropositivity within their social network whereas greater respondent-level HIV discrimination was associated with more knowledge of seropositivity within the network. Additional research is needed to understand the causal mechanisms and mediating processes associated with serostatus disclosure as well as the long-term consequences of disclosure and network members’ knowledge of respondents’ serostatus.

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Do People Know I’m Poz?: Factors Associated with Knowledge of Serostatus Among HIV-Positive African Americans’ Social Network Members

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“…23 The questions regarding verbal, physical, and sexual abuse were adapted from a prior study of childhood abuse among homeless women. 29 The questions pertaining to physical neglect, verbal abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and parental incarceration were similar to ACE study items about childhood adversity (Supplementary Table 1). 6 We adapted a method used in the ACE study 6 to create a cumulative “childhood adversity” variable that is the summation score of each of these seven categories weighted equally (range 0–7).…”

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Childhood Adversities Associated with Poor Adult Mental Health Outcomes in Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study

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Objective To examine whether childhood adversity is associated with depressive symptoms, suicide attempts, or psychiatric hospitalization. Design History of seven childhood adversities (physical neglect, verbal abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, parental death, parental incarceration, and child welfare system placement) was gathered through in-person interviews. Multivariate models examined associations between history of childhood adversities and moderate to severe depressive symptoms, lifetime history of suicide attempt, or lifetime history of psychiatric hospitalization. Setting General community. Participants The study enrolled 350 homeless adults, aged 50 and older, in Oakland, CA using population-based sampling methods. Measurements Moderate to severe depressive symptoms measured on a Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale (CES-D ≥22), self-reported lifetime history of suicide attempt, and self-reported lifetime history of psychiatric hospitalization. Results Participants with exposure to one childhood adversity had elevated odds of reporting moderate to severe depressive symptoms (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 2.0; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1–3.7) and lifetime history of suicide attempt (AOR 4.6; 95% CI 1.0–21.6) when compared to those who had none; the odds of these two outcomes increased with exposure to additional childhood adversities. Participants with four or more childhood adversities had higher odds of having a lifetime history of psychiatric hospitalization (AOR 7.1; 95% CI 2.8–18.0); there was no increase with fewer adversities. Conclusion Childhood adversities are associated with poor mental health outcomes among older homeless adults. Clinicians should collect information about childhood adversities among this high-risk population to inform risk assessment and treatment recommendations.

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“…No published studies to our knowledge have examined the broader social environment of heterosexually active homeless men related to the use of condoms. Characteristics of social networks have been linked to risky sexual behavior in homeless women [40, 49] and homeless youth [50–52]. The social networks of homeless men have been found to be associated with other risky behaviors, including drug and alcohol use [53] and concurrent sexual partnering [48].…”

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Unprotected Sex Among Heterosexually Active Homeless Men: Results from a Multi-level Dyadic Analysis

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Association of childhood abuse with homeless women's social networks

Cited by 40 publications

References 92 publications

Do People Know I’m Poz?: Factors Associated with Knowledge of Serostatus Among HIV-Positive African Americans’ Social Network Members

Do People Know I’m Poz?: Factors Associated with Knowledge of Serostatus Among HIV-Positive African Americans’ Social Network Members

Childhood Adversities Associated with Poor Adult Mental Health Outcomes in Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study

Unprotected Sex Among Heterosexually Active Homeless Men: Results from a Multi-level Dyadic Analysis

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