Health care utilization among homeless adolescents and young adults.
A probability sample of Californian homeless females was examined for health service utilization, comparing adolescents to older women. Adolescent homeless women reported higher outpatient visit use. Possessing public health insurance increased the odds of outpatient visits. Future research might use the outpatient setting to aid adolescents in exiting homelessness.
Barkin
Shari L
SL
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. sbarkin@wfubmc.edu
Balkrishnan
Raj
R
Manuel
Janeen
J
Andersen
Ron M
RM
Gelberg
Lillian
L
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002140:California; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011336:Probability; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors