Care for ill-housed persons: access and professional proactivity in primary care [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de EnfermagemObjectives: to understand access to primary care for ill-housed persons and professional proactivity in municipalities without a Street Outreach Office.
Lucas Alves Gontijo +7 more
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Individual and household risk factors for Ebola disease among household contacts in Mubende and Kassanda districts, Uganda, 2022 [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground In 2022, an Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan virus (SUDV) occurred in Uganda, primarily affecting Mubende and Kassanda districts. We determined risk factors for SUDV infection among household members (HHM) of cases.
Stella M. Migamba +14 more
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Homelessness and Public Health in Los Angeles [PDF]
, 2020 Los Angeles faces a housing crisis of unprecedented scale. After years of underinvestment, in 2016/2017 LA County voters approved Measures H and HHH, which provided an infusion of resources for homeless services, permanent housing, and integrated ...
Clair, Kimberly +3 more
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Residential Instability and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Education Program: What We Know, Plus Gaps in Research [PDF]
, 2010 Reviews the literature on the effects of homelessness and residential instability on academic performance and describes the program designed to mitigate them.
Mary Cunningham, Robin Harwood, Sam Hall
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Factors influencing satisfaction with medical services in medically underserved populations: an analytical cross-sectional study at a free medical clinic in the Republic of Korea [PDF]
Osong Public Health and Research PerspectivesObjectives This study aimed to explore factors influencing satisfaction with medical services among medically underserved populations at the free medical clinic, providing data to improve free medical services for these populations. Methods We employed a
Joo Hyun Kim +9 more
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Open Drug Scenes Survey in Brazilian cities: main findings from São Paulo, Fortaleza, and Brasília [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de EpidemiologiaObjective: The latest edition of the Open Drug Scenes Survey in Brazilian Cities (LECUCA) investigated social vulnerability, health, and the use of the Psychosocial Care Network by attendees of open drug scenes (ODSs) involving crack cocaine in São Paulo,
Clarice Sandi Madruga +11 more
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(Survivig) living on the streets in times of the Covid-19 pandemic
Revista de Enfermagem da UFPIObjective: To understand the repercussions and ways of coping with Covid-19 in the daily lives of the homeless population. Method: Qualitative study, carried out in a capital of the Northeast of Brazil, from May to July 2021.
Bárbara Letícia de Queiroz Xavier +6 more
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Homeless individuals and their vulnerability to pain, depression, and sleep: narrative review
BrJPBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This research stems from the scarcity of official data regarding the homeless population and the challenging realities faced by this group, such as social invisibility and precarious access to healthcare services.
Natália Tavares Braga +2 more
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Housing situation and healthcare for patients in a psychiatric centre in Berlin, Germany: a cross-sectional patient survey [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVE: To determine the housing situation among people seeking psychiatric treatment in relation to morbidity and service utilisation. DESIGN: Cross-sectional patient survey.
Bermpohl, Felix +11 more
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Subjective sleep quality and its subcomponents among homeless individuals in São Paulo
Brazilian Journal of PsychiatryObjective: Sleep quality is essential for health, and sleep deprivation is linked to physical and mental issues. Homeless populations face additional sleep challenges, yet this topic remains underexplored.
Rafael Eduardo Benavides-Gélvez +4 more
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