Open AccessA Co-Located Continuity Clinic Model to Address Healthcare Needs of Women Living Unhoused With Opioid Use Disorder, Who Engage in Transactional Sex in North Seattle
Author(s) -
Jenell Stewart,
Kathryn M. Stadeli,
Margaret L. Green,
Lisa Etter-Carlson,
Elizabeth E. Dahl,
Giana H. Davidson,
Matthew R. Golden,
Shireesha Dhanireddy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001064
Subject(s) - medicine , transactional sex , harm reduction , opioid use disorder , unintended pregnancy , continuity of care , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pregnancy , health care , harm , family medicine , opioid , environmental health , family planning , population , receptor , biology , economics , research methodology , genetics , economic growth , political science , law
This is a review of the first 50 patients attending a colocated continuity clinic with harm reduction services to women experiencing homelessness in north Seattle. Among those tested, patients had high rates of curable sexually transmitted infections (44%), injection opioid use (36%), transactional sex (69%), unintended pregnancy (10%), and human immunodeficiency virus infections (10%).