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Physical & Mental Health. Poor physical health is associated with poverty in general but seems to be more pronounced among those who are without homes (APA, 2010). Rates of mental illness among people who are homeless in the United States are twice the rate found for the general population (Bassuk et al., 1998). 47 percent of homeless women meet the criteria for a diagnosis of major depressive disorderâtwice the rate of women in general (Buckner, Beardslee, & Bassuk, 2004).
In the homeless population, HIV/AIDS is even more prevalent. The National Alliance to End Homelessness estimates that 3.4% of homeless people were HIV-positive in 2006, compared to 0.4% of adults and adolescents in the general population (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008).RELATIONSHIP TO HOMELESSNESS. HIV/AIDS and homelessness are intricately related.he average time from HIV infection to AIDS is 10 years, and a person may live for several months to five years after the AIDS diagnosis (Straub, 2007). PREVALENCE. At the end of 2006, 1,106,400 people were estimated to have HIV/AIDS in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).