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Heterogeneity among Homeless Australian Women and Their Reasons for Homelessness Entry
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Many women become homeless each year, both women who are alone and women with children. Both groups face substantial risks to their physical and mental health, as do the children of homeless mothers. Little is known about the similarities and differences between these two groups in terms of their demographic characteristics, their circumstances on ...
Wayne A. Warburton +2 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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Providing health care for the homeless population: An evaluation of Chester City Homeless PMS pilot [PDF]
, 2005 This project evaluates the Chester City Homeless PMS pilot. Homeless people, when compared to the general population, have poor health, one reason being their infrequent use of health care services.
Alford, Simon, Perry, Catherine
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Contexts and Consequences of Sexual Violence in women Homelessness [PDF]
پژوهشنامه مددکاری اجتماعی, 2018 The purpose of this study was to deeply understand the Causes and consequences of sexual violence in homeless women. The method of the present study is qualitative and grounded theory and the data were collected using semi-structured deep interview ...
Mansour Fathi +2 more
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Double jeopardy : a socio-demographic profile of homeless jobseekers aged 18-35 [PDF]
, 2006 This article reports on socio-demographic research that was undertaken as part of a broader project to improve service delivery to homeless jobseekers aged 18-35 years (Grace et 01 2005).
Grace, Marty +2 more
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Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2021 Taking into account the consequences caused by homelessness in women and the recognition of human rights, this article looks at the experiences of homeless women living in shelters in the city of Seville (Spain).
Nuria Cordero-Ramos +1 more
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Day centres for homeless people: spaces of care or fear? [PDF]
, 2005 It is now widely argued that the contemporary city is becoming an increasingly hostile environment for homeless people. As basic street survival strategies are criminalized and public space 'purified' of those whose 'spoiled' identities threaten to ...
Johnsen, Sarah +5 more
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Cogent Social Sciences, 2023 Homelessness represents the most extreme social exclusion and vulnerability conditions. It is urgent to perform a social diagnosis that explores the sociodemographic and descriptive characteristics of homeless people who make a living in Spain in order ...
Amalia Reina +3 more
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Do Soup Kitchen Meals Contribute to Suboptimal Nutrient Intake & Obesity in the Homeless Population? [PDF]
, 2011 The double burden of suboptimal nutrient intake and obesity exists when available foods lack essential nutrients to promote health and provide high amounts of energy.
Lisa G. Sisson +3 more
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Prevalence of HIV infection and the correlates among homeless in Tehran, Iran
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014 Objective: To determine the prevalence of HIV infection among homeless men and women and the related risk behaviors in Tehran, Iran. Methods: In 2007–2008, Tehran municipality stacked up 10672 homeless men and women for assessment of HIV and began ...
Abbas Ostad Taghi Zadeh +7 more
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