Material hardship, forced displacement, and negative health outcomes among unhoused people who use drugs in Los Angeles, California and Denver, Colorado: a latent class analysis
This LCA indicates that among PWUD experiencing homelessness there exist distinct differences in resource access and material hardship, and that these differences are linked with political, social, substance use, and other health outcomes. We add to the literature on the relationship between poverty and health among PWUD. Policies which increase difficulty accessing necessary material resources may negatively impact health in this population.
Authors
- Lillian Gelberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9772-0116)
- Ricky N. Bluthenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3491-1702)
- Annick Bórquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6033-9837)
- Jesse L. Goldshear
- Siddhi S. Ganesh
- Karen F. Corsi
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (FR)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21626-6
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.42
Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse