title: Predictors of perceived health status of tuberculosis-infected homeless.
abstract: This study examines the predictors of perceived health status among homeless adults with latent tuberculosis (TB) in Los Angeles, especially in relation to gender differences. Total, 415 men and women enrolled in a TB-adherence trial completed baseline assessments concerning health status. Results indicated that women were more likely than men to report being in fair or poor health and to have experienced health problems. More women than men self-reported daily drug use and poor mental health. Homeless women were also more likely than their male counterparts to receive support from non-drug-users. Homeless adults who reported fair or poor health were also more likely than those who reported better health to have used injection drugs, to report experiencing depressive symptoms and poor mental health, and to have been homeless more than 3 years. Predictors of fair or poor health included being female and experiencing more depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: Adeline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nyamathi
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Tonia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leake
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*