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Housing Insecurity and Other Syndemic Factors Experienced by Black and Latina Cisgender Women in Austin, Texas: A Qualitative Study

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  • Liesl A. Nydegger

    (Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA)

  • Erin N. Benton

    (Department of Kinesiology & Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA)

  • Bree Hemingway

    (School of Community & Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711, USA)

  • Sarah Fung

    (Moody School of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA)

  • Mandy Yuan

    (School of Human Ecology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA)

  • Chau Phung

    (Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA)

  • Kasey R. Claborn

    (Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA)

Abstract

Austin, Texas emerged as one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. over the past decade. Urban transformation has exacerbated inequities and reduced ethnic/racial diversity among communities. This qualitative study focused on housing insecurity and other syndemic factors among Black and Latina cisgender women (BLCW). Data collection from 18 BLCW using in-depth interviews guided by syndemic theory was conducted three times over three months between 2018 and 2019. Four housing insecurity categories emerged: (a) very unstable, (b) unstable, (c) stable substandard, and (d) stable costly. Participants who experienced more stable housing, particularly more stable housing across interviews, reported fewer instances of intimate partner violence (IPV), less substance use, and a reduced risk of acquiring HIV. Results identified the importance of exploring housing insecurity with other syndemic factors among BLCW along with determining structural- and multi-level interventions to improve housing circumstances and other syndemic factors. Future research should explore these factors in other geographic locations, among other intersectional communities, and among larger sample sizes and consider using a mixed methods approach.

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  • Liesl A. Nydegger & Erin N. Benton & Bree Hemingway & Sarah Fung & Mandy Yuan & Chau Phung & Kasey R. Claborn, 2023. "Housing Insecurity and Other Syndemic Factors Experienced by Black and Latina Cisgender Women in Austin, Texas: A Qualitative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(24), pages 1-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:24:p:7177-:d:1299652
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    1. Liesl A Nydegger & Kasey R Claborn, 2020. "Exploring patterns of substance use among highly vulnerable Black women at-risk for HIV through a syndemics framework: A qualitative study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(7), pages 1-18, July.
    2. Patricia O’Campo & Nihaya Daoud & Sarah Hamilton-Wright & James Dunn, 2016. "Conceptualizing Housing Instability: Experiences with Material and Psychological Instability Among Women Living with Partner Violence," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(1), pages 1-19, January.
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