title: Correlates of self-reported incarceration among homeless gay and bisexual stimulant-using young adults.
abstract: Gay and bisexual (G/B) homeless adults face multiple challenges in life which may place them at high risk for incarceration. Yet, little is known about this understudied population in terms of risk for incarceration. Baseline data collected from a longitudinal study between October 2009 and March 2012 in Hollywood, California, explored correlates of self-reported incarceration among G/B homeless stimulant-using adults (N = 353). Findings revealed older age, less education, having children, as well as a history of injection drug use and being born in the United States were positively associated with incarceration. Moreover, having poor social support and having received hepatitis information were also correlated with a history of incarceration. Our findings help us gain a greater awareness of homeless G/B adults who may be at greater risk for incarceration, which may be used by health care providers to design targeted interventions for this underserved population.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA anyamath@sonnet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Adeline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nyamathi
authors.affiliation: Friends Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Cathy J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Reback
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Benissa E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.affiliation: San Diego State University, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sheldon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoptaw
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Branson
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leake
mesh_terms: D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011330:Prisons; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants
keywords: gay/bisexual homeless men; incarceration; substance use
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