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<p><i>Background:</i>&#xa0;Homeless women who use drugs have different paths to homelessness than homeless men with substance use disorders and, therefore, have different support needs. A history of sexual and financial abuse, trafficking, and intimate partner violence, along with drug use, makes the conditions for helping women significantly challenging and different from men. This study aims to understand better the experiences of homeless women who use drugs throughout their period of homelessness.&#xa0;<i>Method:</i>&#xa0;This research was conducted using a qualitative phenomenology approach. Twenty-six participants of this study were selected from homeless women who use drugs living in the skid rows of Tehran and some service-providing centers for them. The tool used in this study is a semi-structured interview, and the interviews have been analyzed using Colaizzi’s descriptive phenomenological method. <i>Findings:</i> Negative social capital, a sense of belonging to places where homeless individuals gather, and quick acceptance into homeless groups are the most critical factors in the reluctance of these women to attend service-providing centers. These women also have experienced various forms of violence, separation from their children, or selling them, accompanied by the feeling of insecurity experienced on the streets, which makes it necessary to provide specialized and different services for these women.&#xa0;<i>Result:</i>&#xa0;Providing services to homeless people without considering the gender, conditions, and unique experiences of women and the trauma experienced them will not be effective.</p>

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Homelessness and drug addiction in women: a phenomenological study

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    2025年3月12日

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  • Azam Pilevari,
  • Ali Pilvari,
  • Ayoub Eslamian,
  • Saeed Taherian

摘要

Background: Homeless women who use drugs have different paths to homelessness than homeless men with substance use disorders and, therefore, have different support needs. A history of sexual and financial abuse, trafficking, and intimate partner violence, along with drug use, makes the conditions for helping women significantly challenging and different from men. This study aims to understand better the experiences of homeless women who use drugs throughout their period of homelessness. Method: This research was conducted using a qualitative phenomenology approach. Twenty-six participants of this study were selected from homeless women who use drugs living in the skid rows of Tehran and some service-providing centers for them. The tool used in this study is a semi-structured interview, and the interviews have been analyzed using Colaizzi’s descriptive phenomenological method. Findings: Negative social capital, a sense of belonging to places where homeless individuals gather, and quick acceptance into homeless groups are the most critical factors in the reluctance of these women to attend service-providing centers. These women also have experienced various forms of violence, separation from their children, or selling them, accompanied by the feeling of insecurity experienced on the streets, which makes it necessary to provide specialized and different services for these women. Result: Providing services to homeless people without considering the gender, conditions, and unique experiences of women and the trauma experienced them will not be effective.