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Addressing the needs of Ethiopia’s street homeless women of reproductive age in the health and social protection policy: a qualitative study [PDF]

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Introduction Globally, homelessness is a growing concern, and homeless women of reproductive age are particularly vulnerable to adverse physical, mental, and reproductive health conditions, including violence.
Kalkidan Yohannes, Mats Målqvist, Hannah Bradby, Yemane Berhane, Sibylle Herzig van Wees   +4 more
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Unmet Need for Family Planning Service and Associated Factors Among Homeless Women of Reproductive Age Group in Jimma Zone Administrative Towns, Ethiopia [PDF]

Open Access Journal of Contraception, 2022
Gemechu Terefe,1 Fikadu Abebe,1 Bekelu Teka2 1Department of Midwifery, Jimma University, Jimma Town, Oromia, Ethiopia; 2Department of Population and Family Health, Jimma University, Jimma Town, Oromia, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Gemechu Terefe, Email ...
Terefe G, Abebe F, Teka B
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Welcoming and bonding in nursing care for homeless women in Primary Care [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to understand primary care nurses’ perceptions regarding the welcoming and building of bonds with homeless women. Methods: a descriptive, qualitative study, conducted with 17 nurses working in primary care in a large city in the countryside ...
Nayara Gonçalves Barbosa, Amanda Munhoz Garcia, Cinira Magali Fortuna, Tauani Zampieri Fermino, Lise Maria Carvalho Mendes, Thaís de Oliveira Gozzo, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento, Flávia Azevedo Gomes-Sponholz   +7 more
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Experiences of homeless women on maternity health service utilization and associated challenge in Aksum town, Northern Ethiopia [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Homeless women are a highly vulnerable group for risks of pregnancy and childbirth-related complications. They may also face multiple challenges to access and utilize maternity healthcare services.
Hailay Gebreyesus, Abebe Mamo, Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin, Berihu Gidey, Znabu Hdush, Zewdie Birhanu   +5 more
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Differentials in self-reported health status and healthcare utilization among homeless women during the antenatal period in urban settings: Does migration status matter? [PDF]

Journal of Migration and Health
Background: Limited studies have covered the nexus between homelessness, migration, and maternal health. However, most homeless women are migrants and have high-risk fertility behaviors.
Margubur Rahaman, Kailash Chandra Das
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Unmet healthcare needs in homeless women with children in the Greater Paris area in France. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundDespite their poor health status, homeless women encounter many barriers to care. The objectives of our study were to estimate the prevalence of unmet healthcare needs in homeless women and to analyse associated relationships with the following
Cécile Vuillermoz, Stéphanie Vandentorren, Ruben Brondeel, Pierre Chauvin   +3 more
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Victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder in homeless women with mental illness are associated with depression, suicide, and quality of life [PDF]

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2018
Aurelie Tinland,1,2 Laurent Boyer,1,3 Sandrine Loubière,1,3 Tim Greacen,4 Vincent Girard,1,2 Mohamed Boucekine,1,3 Guillaume Fond,1,5 Pascal Auquier1,3 1EA 3279: CEReSS – Health Service Research and Quality of Life Center ...
Tinland A, Boyer L, Loubière S, Greacen T, Girard V, Boucekine M, Fond G, Auquier P   +7 more
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Narratives of homeless women about their future: a qualitative analysis

Rozprawy Społeczne, 2021
The present article is to present and analyze the homeless women' view on the prospects for their future. Material and methods Qualitative research was conducted on six homelessness women living in shelters in Gdańsk and Poznań.
Małgorzata Piechowicz-Bogaczyk
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Mortality and life expectancy in homeless men and women in Rotterdam: 2001-2010. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Data on mortality among homeless people are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to describe mortality patterns within a cohort of homeless adults in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and to assess excess mortality as compared to the general ...
Wilma J Nusselder, Marcel T Slockers, Luuk Krol, Colette T Slockers, Caspar W N Looman, Ed F van Beeck   +5 more
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Nursing diagnoses identified in homeless women.

Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2008
An exploratory descriptive study with a quantitative approach whose objective were: to identify the nurses’ diagnoses in homeless women, using the domains and classes of the NANDA Taxonomy II as its basic structure.
Luciana Rossani Tiradentes, Rosa Aurea Quintella Fernandes   +1 more
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