Not Just “A Roof over Your Head”

The Meaning of Healthy Housing for People Living with HIV

Bibliographic Data

ID12633898
AuthorsLori A Chambers (0000-0001-9835-607X, ,), Saara Greene (0000-0002-1530-2904, Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada, corresponding author), J Watson (0000-0002-0238-1906, Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada), J R Watson (0000-0001-8296-9015, Ontario HIV Treatment Network), Sean B Rourke (0000-0001-6162-7358, Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada), Ruthann Tucker (The AIDS Network, Hamilton, Canada), Jay Koornstra (Bruce House, Ottawa, Canada), Michael Sobota (AIDS Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, Canada), Sung-Wook Hwang (0000-0002-1276-1101, St. Michael's Hospital), Stephen Hwang (0000-0001-5049-5134, ,), Keith Hambly (Fife House, Toronto, Canada), Doe O’brien-Teengs (The Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (OAHAS), Toronto, Canada), Glen Walker (AIDS Niagara, St. Catharines, Canada), The Positive Spaces Healthy Places Team (Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada)
Year2014
Volume31
Issue3
Pages310-333
Publication date2014-04-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHousing Theory and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1403-6096 • E-ISSN: 1651-2278
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14036096.2014.897643
OpenAlexW2043239248
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited51

The literature has identified housing as a fundamental unmet need for people living with HIV; yet there has been little qualitative evidence exploring housing and HIV, particularly from a Canadian context. This paper focuses on our qualitative analyses of the housing experiences of 48 HIV-positive people living in Ontario. Findings from our interviews illustrate healthy housing as a dynamic interconnection between health, housing and other social factors that are influential to the health and well-being of people with HIV. Four salient themes have emerged from our qualitative findings: the interplay between healthy housing and economic security; the relationship between HIV, health and housing precariousness; the interconnection between housing, HIV, safety, stigma, social isolation and social exclusion; and the meaning of healthy housing for people living with HIV. These findings re-emphasize the importance of housing policies that consider housing as more than just a roof over one's head, but also as something that supports the physical, mental, emotional and social well-being of people living with HIV

Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Meaning (existential · Mental health · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Social exclusion · Social isolation · Social science · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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