ArticlePloS one2021
A cross-sectional study of factors associated with unstable housing among marginalized people who use drugs in Ottawa, Canada.
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- Factors Associated With Exits From and Returns to Homelessness Among Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study.Housing policy debate · 2025Article
- Exploring housing instability through a gender lens among people who inject drugs in Montreal, Canada.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- Risk factors for food insecurity and association with prenatal care utilization among women who took opioids during pregnancy and unexposed controls.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Housing assistance among people who are unstably housed and use drugs in Oregon: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- PICC Your Poison: Resident Beliefs and Attitudes Regarding Discharge Parenteral Antibiotics for Patients Who Inject Drugs.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Primary care embedded within permanent supportive housing for people who use substances: A qualitative study examining healthcare access in Vancouver, Canada.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Housing instability and violence among women who use drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Harm reduction journal · 2022Article
- Screening for co-infections in patients with substance use disorders and severe bacterial infections.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
introductionHousing affects an individual's physical and mental health, particularly among people who use substances. Understanding the association between individual characteristics and housing status can inform housing policy and help optimize the care of people who use drugs. The objective of this study was to explore the factors associated with unstable housing among people who use drugs in Ottawa.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional analysis of data from 782 participants in the Participatory Research in Ottawa: Understanding Drugs (PROUD) Study. PROUD is a prospective cohort study of people who use drugs in Ottawa. Between March and December 2013, participants were recruited through peer-based recruitment on the streets and in social services settings and completed a peer-administered questionnaire that explored socio-demographic information, drug use patterns, community integration, experiences with police and incarceration, and access to health care and harm reduction services. Eligibility criteria included age of 16 years or older, self-reported illicit drug use within the past 12 months and having lived in Ottawa for at least 3 months. Housing status was determined by self-report. "Stable housing" was defined as residence in a house or apartment and "unstable housing" was defined as all other residence types. Exploratory multivariable logistic regression analyses of the association between characteristics of people who use drugs and their housing status were conducted.
resultsFactors that were associated with unstable housing included: recent incarceration; not having a regular doctor; not having received support from a peer worker; low monthly income; income source other than public disability support payments; and younger age. Gender, language, ethnicity, education level, opioid use and injection drug use were not independently associated with housing status.
conclusionsPeople who use drugs face significant barriers to stable housing. These results highlight key areas to address in order to improve housing stability among this community.
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