Policy perspective on housing and HIV/AIDS

AIDS Behav. 2007 Nov;11(6 Suppl):7-8. doi: 10.1007/s10461-007-9262-3. Epub 2007 Jun 29.

Abstract

For persons battling HIV/AIDS a stable place to live may decide the length and quality of life itself. It is nearly impossible for a person on the streets to engage in a needed continuous AIDS treatment regimen when the very basic question of where that person will rest his or her head when darkness comes in just a few hours is unresolved. When danger lurks on the streets, when cold numbs the limbs, when tiredness overwhelms the mind, when fear breaks the spirit, a place to call home would make all the difference.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • HIV Infections* / prevention & control
  • HIV Infections* / therapy
  • Health Policy*
  • Housing*
  • Humans
  • Ill-Housed Persons
  • Public Policy*
  • United States