Incidence and Predictors of Onset of Injection Drug Use in a San Francisco Cohort of Homeless Youth

Parriott, Andrea; Auerswald, Colette L.

doi:10.3109/10826080902865271

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“…Another failing of the current research is that it rarely employs multi-method, multi-informant data collection [21]. In particular, many studies use self-report measures without incorporating other methods of data collection [3,38,85,104]. The inclusion of informants is perhaps the more difficult problem to address, as parents frequently act as informants for minors; however, this can put homeless youth at risk and may be ill-advised.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Many studies use convenience sampling, which has produced rather homogeneous study populations [3,38,53,62,71,78,80,85,111]. For example, many studies only examine homeless youth in one city, one shelter in one city, or one subgroup of homeless youth [45].…”

Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…For example, Carlson et al [66] found that 25% of the participants in their sample had engaged in IDU in the past 3 months. Although homeless youth often begin to use substances in their pre-and early teens, IDU typically is delayed until the late teens or early twenties [18,62,85].…”

Section: Substance Usementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Mental and Physical Health of Homeless Youth: A Literature Review

Edidin

Ganim

Hunter

et al. 2011

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Youth homelessness is a growing concern in the United States. Despite difficulties studying this population due to inconsistent definitions of what it means to be a youth and homeless, the current body of research indicates that abuse, family breakdown, and disruptive family relationships are common contributing factors to youth homelessness. Moreover, the experience of homelessness appears to have numerous adverse implications and to affect neurocognitive development and academics, as well as mental and physical health. Substance use, sexually transmitted infections, and psychiatric disorders are particularly prevalent in this population. Whereas some of these problems may be short-lived, the chronic stress and deprivation associated with homelessness may have long-term effects on development and functioning. Further, difficulties accessing adequate and developmentally-appropriate health care contribute to more serious health concerns. Suggestions for future research and interventions are discussed.

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Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 98%

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The Mental and Physical Health of Homeless Youth: A Literature Review

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“…[6][7][8][9] Incidence studies show that up to 8% of street youth start injecting every year. 10,11 Moreover, 10% to 25% of street youth report having traded sex for money, drugs, or other commodities for survival, and the incidence of this high-risk behavior is particularly high among girls. 7,[12][13][14] The contribution of environmental health factors to the production of risk has long been acknowledged.…”

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Residential Trajectory and HIV High-Risk Behaviors among Montréal Street Youth—A Reciprocal Relationship

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Evidence has linked residential instability and engagement in high-risk behaviors. This paper longitudinally examines the relationship between changes in residential stability and changes in HIV risk behaviors among Montréal street youth (SY). Between April 2006 and May 2007, 419 SY (18-25 years old) were recruited in a cohort study. SY (using Montréal street youth agencies services) were eligible if they had had at least one 24-hour episode of homelessness in the previous 30 days. Baseline and follow-up interviews, carried out every 3 months, included completion of a questionnaire (based on Life History Calendar Technique) assessing daily sleeping arrangements since the last interview, and monthly sexual and drug use behaviors. Using mixed-effects logistic regression method, we examined the association between various risk behaviors and residential stability, reached when a youth resided in any of the following settings for a whole month: own place; friends'/partner's/parent's place; any types of housing service (excluding emergency shelters). Analyses were carried out controlling for gender, age, education level, lifetime duration of homelessness, childhood sexual trauma, and lifetime mental health disorders. This calls for more integrated services combining both individual and structural-level interventions to improve the health of street youth.

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“…We assessed age, biological sex, education level, past-30-day income, number of years homeless, and number of different states in which they had lived (Bellis et al, 2007;Elkington et al, 2010;Martino et al, 2011;Parriott and Auerswald, 2009). …”

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Are Social Network Correlates of Heavy Drinking Similar Among Black Homeless Youth and White Homeless Youth?

Wenzel¹,

Hsu²,

Zhou³

et al. 2012

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Understanding factors associated with heavy drinking among homeless youth is important for prevention efforts. Social networks are associated with drinking among homeless youth, and studies have called for attention to racial differences in networks that may affect drinking behavior. This study investigates differences in network characteristics by the racial background of homeless youth, and associations of network characteristics with heavy drinking. (Heavy drinking was defi ned as having fi ve or more drinks of alcohol in a row within a couple of hours on at least one day within the past 30 days.) Method: A probability sample of 235 Black and White homeless youths ages 13-24 were interviewed in Los Angeles County. We used chi-square or one-way analysis of variance tests to examine network differences by race and logistic regressions to identify network correlates of heavy drinking among Black and White homeless youth. Results: The networks of Black youth included signifi cantly more relatives and students who attend school regularly, whereas the networks of White youth were more likely to include homeless persons, relatives who drink to intoxication, and peers who drink to intoxication. Having peers who drink heavily was signifi cantly associated with heavy drinking only among White youth. For all homeless youth, having more students in the network who regularly attend school was associated with less risk of heavy drinking. Conclusions: This study is the fi rst to our knowledge to investigate racial differences in network characteristics and associations of network characteristics with heavy drinking among homeless youth. White homeless youth may benefi t from interventions that reduce their ties with peers who drink. Enhancing ties to school-involved peers may be a promising intervention focus for both Black and White homeless youth. (J. Stud.

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Incidence and Predictors of Onset of Injection Drug Use in a San Francisco Cohort of Homeless Youth

Cited by 20 publications

References 29 publications

The Mental and Physical Health of Homeless Youth: A Literature Review

The Mental and Physical Health of Homeless Youth: A Literature Review

Residential Trajectory and HIV High-Risk Behaviors among Montréal Street Youth—A Reciprocal Relationship

Are Social Network Correlates of Heavy Drinking Similar Among Black Homeless Youth and White Homeless Youth?

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