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01-11-2007 | Original Paper

Housing Stability Over Two Years and HIV Risk among Newly Homeless Youth

Authors: Doreen Rosenthal, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Philip Batterham, Shelley Mallett, Eric Rice, Norweeta G. Milburn

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 6/2007

Abstract

The stability of living situation was examined as a predictor of young people’s HIV-related sexual and drug use acts two years after leaving home for the first time. Newly homeless youth aged 12–20 years were recruited in Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A. (n = 261) and Melbourne, Australia (n = 165) and followed longitudinally at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. Their family history of moves and the type and frequency of moves over the two years following becoming newly homeless were examined. Regression analyses indicated that recent sexual risk two years after becoming newly homeless was not related to the instability of youths’ living situations; condom use was higher among youth with more placements in institutional settings and among males. Drug use was significantly related to having moved more often over two years and Melbourne youth used drugs significantly more than youth in Los Angeles.

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Title: Housing Stability Over Two Years and HIV Risk among Newly Homeless Youth
Authors: Doreen Rosenthal
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
Philip Batterham
Shelley Mallett
Eric Rice
Norweeta G. Milburn
Publication date: 01-11-2007
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-007-9235-6

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