Influence of Housing Status on Health Outcomes for Reproductive-Age Women With and Without HIV in the Southern United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Housing instability is a modifiable determinant of health outcomes among people with HIV. Reproductive-age women face unique challenges and are underrepresented in HIV research. We characterized housing status among reproductive-age women with and without HIV (WWH/WWoH) and evaluated its associations with health outcomes.

Setting

The Study of Treatment and Reproductive Outcomes (STAR) examines women ages 18-45 years with and without HIV in 6 Southern US sites.

Methods

We analyzed baseline data from March 2021-August 2023. We compared demographic, psychosocial, and clinical characteristics by HIV and housing status. We examined associations between housing status and health outcomes using logistic regression models, adjusting for age, race, socioeconomic sta

SUBMITTER: Ganguly S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12756820 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature