Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Health and Health Care of Family Homelessness Among Fifth-Grade Students

Autor:	Tumaini R. Coker, David E. Kanouse, Jo Anne Grunbaum, Marc N. Elliott, M. Janice Gilliland, Mark A. Schuster, Paula M Cuccaro, Susan R. Tortolero
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Research and Practice Adolescent Health Status education Health Behavior Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Quality of life (healthcare) Health care Injury prevention Prevalence Humans Medicine Family Students Socioeconomic status business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Health Services Ill-Housed Persons Female business
Zdroj:	American Journal of Public Health. 99:1446-1452
ISSN:	1541-0048 0090-0036
DOI:	10.2105/ajph.2008.147785
Popis:	Objectives. We describe the lifetime prevalence and associated health-related concerns of family homelessness among fifth-grade students. Methods. We used a population-based, cross-sectional survey of 5147 fifth-grade students in 3 US cities to analyze parent-reported measures of family homelessness, child health status, health care access and use, and emotional, developmental, and behavioral health and child-reported measures of health-related quality of life and exposure to violence. Results. Seven percent of parents reported that they and their child had experienced homelessness (i.e., staying in shelters, cars, or on the street). Black children and children in the poorest families had the highest prevalence of homelessness (11%). In adjusted analyses, most general health measures were similar for children who had and had not been homeless. Children who had ever experienced homelessness were more likely to have an emotional, behavioral, or developmental problem (odds ratio [OR] = 1.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.1, 2.6; P = .01), to have received mental health care (OR = 2.2; 95% CI = 1.6, 3.2; P < .001), and to have witnessed serious violence with a knife (OR = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.1, 2.3; P = .007) than were children who were never homeless. Conclusions. Family homelessness affects a substantial minority of fifth-grade children and may have an impact on their emotional, developmental, and behavioral health.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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