Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) insecurity in unhoused communities of Los Angeles, California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to water and sanitation is a basic human right; however, in many parts of the world, communities experience water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) insecurity. While WaSH insecurity is prevalent in many low and middle-income countries, it is also a problem in high-income countries, like the United States, as is evident in vulnerable populations, including people experiencing homelessness. Limited knowledge exists about the coping strategies unhoused people use to access WaSH services. This study, therefore, examines WaSH access among unhoused communities in Los Angeles, California, a city with the second-highest count of unhoused people across the nation.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using a snowball sampling technique with 263 unhoused people

SUBMITTER: Avelar Portillo LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233557 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature