 Prevalence, characteristics, and associated health and health care of family homelessness among fifth-grade studentsT.R. Coker, M.N. Elliott, D.E. Kanouse, J.A. Grunbaum, M.J. Gilliland, S.R. Tortolero, P. Cuccaro and M.A. Schuster American Journal of Public Health, 2009, vol. 99, issue 8, 1446-1452 Abstract: 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 Date: 2009 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2008.147785_8 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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