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0347/2021 - Characteristics of crack users regarding the housing situation in Northeast, Brazil, 2011-2013
Características de usuários de crack quanto à situação de moradia no Nordeste brasileiro, 2011-2013

Author:

• Raquel Rodrigues dos Santos - dos Santos, R. R. - <rackelsanthos@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-5769

Co-author(s):

• Mariana de Andrea Villas Boas Hacker - Hacker, M. de A. V. B. - <mariana.hacker@gmail.com, marianah@ioc.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0418-8760
• Jurema Corrêa da Mota - Mota, J. C. - Rio de Janeiro, - <correamota@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5007-1590
• Francisco Inácio Bastos - Bastos, F.I. - <francisco.inacio.bastos@hotmail.com, francisco.inacio@icict.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5970-8896


Abstract:

Introduction: A substantial fraction of people who smoke crack cocaine live in dire conditions. Aim: We compared sociodemographic characteristics, substance using patterns, sexual behavior, use of health services, and criminal records of homeless vs. domiciled users. Methods: Data are from the National Survey on Crack Use. A discriminant model and correspondence analysis cross-compared characteristics of users according to their housing situation. Results: The logistic model made evident association between “living in the streets” and to be a female, to work intermittently. “Homeless” was also found to be associated with the use of tobacco and “oxi” in the last 30 days, the use of soup kitchens, low access to public mental health services and arrests in the last year. Correspondence analysis highlighted the spatial closeness of the variables as follows: “have trade sex for drugs”, “informal work”, “>31y old”, “access to public mental health services”, “problems with criminal justice”, and to be a female with homeless crack users. Conclusions: People who smoke crack cocaine in the Brazilian Northeast are seldom studied. Their profiles, stratified according to their living conditions show subgroups with specific characteristics. While domiciled users have access to specialized clinics, homeless users basically reported access to free food and harm reduction services.

Keywords:

Social Vulnerability; Crack Cocaine; Homeless Persons

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dos Santos, R. R., Hacker, M. de A. V. B., Mota, J. C., Bastos, F.I.. Characteristics of crack users regarding the housing situation in Northeast, Brazil, 2011-2013. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2021/Dec). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/characteristics-of-crack-users-regarding-the-housing-situation-in-northeast-brazil-20112013/18246



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