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- Title
Housing characteristics of crack cocaine users in Northeast Brazil, 2011-2013.
- Authors
dos Santos, Raquel Rodrigues; Villas Boas Hacker, Mariana de Andrea; da Mota, Jurema Corrêa; Bastos, Francisco Inácio
- Abstract
We compared sociodemographic characteristics, substance use patterns, sexual behavior, use of health services, and criminal records of homeless vs. domiciled users. Data are from the Brazilian National Survey on Crack Use. A discriminant model and correspondence analysis cross-compared characteristics of users according to their housing status. The logistic model revealed associations between "living in the streets" and female gender and intermittent work. "Homelessness" was also associated with the use of tobacco and "oxi" in the previous 30 days, reliance on soup kitchens, low access to public mental health services, and arrests in the previous year. Correspondence analysis highlighted the spatial proximity of the variables as follows: "having traded sex for drugs", "informal work", "age 31 years or older", "access to public mental health services", "problems with law enforcement", and female gender with homeless crack users. People who smoke crack cocaine in Northeast Brazil are seldom studied. Their profiles, stratified according to their housing conditions, show subgroups with specific characteristics. While domiciled users have access to specialized clinics, homeless users basically reported access to free food and harm reduction services.
- Subjects
HOMELESSNESS; CRACK cocaine; MENTAL health services; HUMAN sexuality; HARM reduction; PUBLIC health; HOUSING
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 6, p2407
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-81232022276.16522021