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We conducted a secondary data analysis (n = 460) on sexually active homeless adults from a cross-sectional study of participants (n = 610) recruited from homeless service locations, such as shelters and drop-in centers, in an understudied region of the southwest. Covariate-adjusted logistic regressions were used to assess the impact of age at homelessness onset, current age, age at first sex, and HIV risk perceptions on having condomless sex, new sexual partner(s), and multiple sexual partners (\u22654 sexual partners) in the past 12 months. Individuals who first experienced homelessness by age 24 were significantly more likely to report condomless sex and multiple sexual partners in the past year than those who had a later onset of their first episode of homelessness. Individuals who were currently 24 years or younger were more likely to have had condomless sex, new sexual partners, and multiple sexual partners in the past 12 months than those who were 25 years or older. 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Social service and healthcare providers should consider a younger age at homelessness onset when targeting HIV prevention services to youth experiencing homelessness.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph15020218","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,1,29]],"date-time":"2018-01-29T07:46:20Z","timestamp":1517211980000},"page":"218","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Current Age, Age at First Sex, Age at First Homelessness, and HIV Risk Perceptions Predict Sexual Risk Behaviors among Sexually Active Homeless Adults"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Diane","family":"Santa Maria","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing Systems, School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5232-749X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daphne","family":"Hernandez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA"},{"name":"Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Katherine","family":"Arlinghaus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA"},{"name":"Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kathryn","family":"Gallardo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Maness","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7273-1916","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Darla","family":"Kendzor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Sciences Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7165-5720","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lorraine","family":"Reitzel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9038-2238","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael","family":"Businelle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Sciences Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,1,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"National Alliance to End Homelessness (2017, November 17). 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