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Associations between migrancy, health and homelessness
— a cross-sectional study | | Author(s) | Charlotte N E Tompkins, Nat M J Wright, Laura Sheard |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 11, no 5, September 2003 |
| Pages | pp 445-452 |
| Keywords | Transient persons ; Homelessness ; Mental disorder ; Alcoholism ; Drug taking ; General practice ; Correlation ; Cross sectional surveys ; Leeds. |
| Annotation | There is limited awareness of the link between differing health problems and migrancy of homeless people. This cross-sectional study, conducted in an inner city health centre for the homeless in Leeds, sought to quantify the extent of migrancy of homeless people from the place of birth (PLOB) and to evaluate whether a history of problematic drug use, alcohol misuse or enduring mental health problems were associated with migrancy from their PLOB. An entry was created for PLOB on computerised registration records, and was recorded, along with each registering homeless person's mental health related problems over the study period. While problematic alcohol use is found to be independently associated with an increased likelihood of migration from the PLOB, a history of illicit drug use is associated with reduced possibility of migration from the PLOB when accessing primary healthcare services. There was no significant difference for migration from the PLOB for mental health. Not all homeless people migrate from their PLOB and health problems of drug use, mental health or alcohol use are independently associated with different patterns of migration. Understanding homeless people's migrancy is important when planning and targeting appropriate health and social services to address their varying health, social and psychological needs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030930206 A |
| Classmark | TH: K4A: E: ETA: ETD: L5: 49: 3KB: 88B |
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