| Title |
Factors Associated with Poor Mental Health Status Among Homeless Women With and Without Dependent Children
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Community Mental Health Journal, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10597-013-9605-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Catharine Chambers, Shirley Chiu, Allison N. Scott, George Tolomiczenko, Donald A. Redelmeier, Wendy Levinson, Stephen W. Hwang |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of mental health problems among a representative sample of homeless women with and without dependent children and determine if the effects of risk factors for mental health are modified by the presence of dependent children. Homeless women (n = 522) were recruited in 2004-2005 from shelters and meal programs in Toronto, Canada. Linear and logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with mental health status. Poor mental health was associated with low perceived access to social support, physical/sexual assault in the past 12 months, presence of a chronic health condition, and presence of a drug use problem in the past month. Efforts to improve mental health in this population will need to address the associated problems of victimization, substance abuse, and lack of social supports. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 151 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 31 | 20% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 10% |
| Researcher | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 14% |
| Unknown | 36 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 26 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 22 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 11% |
| Unspecified | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 21 | 14% |
| Unknown | 41 | 27% |
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