期刊
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
卷 225, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108797
关键词
homelessness; people who inject drugs; time trends; meta-regression; injection risk behavior
资金
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences [R01GM121600]
- National Institute of Drug Abuse [R01DA043484]
Among young people who inject drugs, homelessness is on the rise over time and is associated with injection risk behaviors. Research on factors contributing to youth homelessness is needed to inform prevention and intervention services for this population.
Background: Among young people who inject drugs (PWID) homelessness is associated with numerous adverse psychosocial and health consequences, including risk of relapse and overdose, psychological distress and suicidality, limited treatment access, and injection practices that increase the risk of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) transmission. Homeless PWID may also be less likely to access sterile syringes through pharmacies or syringe service programs. Methods: This study applied random-effects meta-regression to examine trends over time in injection risk behaviors and homelessness among young PWID in Chicago and surrounding suburban and rural areas using data from 11 studies collected between 1997 and 2017. In addition, subject-level data were pooled to evaluate the effect of homelessness on risk behaviors across all studies using mixed effects logistic and negative binomial regression with random study effects. Results: There was a significant increase in homelessness among young PWID over time, consistent with the general population trend of increasing youth homelessness. In mixed-effects regression, homelessness was associated with injection risk behaviors (receptive syringe sharing, syringe mediated sharing, equipment sharing) and exchange sex, though we detected no overall changes in risk behavior over time. Conclusions: Increases over time in homelessness among young PWID highlight a need for research to understand factors contributing to youth homelessness to inform HIV/STI, HCV, and overdose prevention and intervention services for this population.
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