Health status and health behaviour of the Hungarian homeless people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Homelessness has risen recently in Europe, but there is lack of comprehensive health data on this population. Our aim was to characterize the health of the Hungarian homeless population.

Methods

We performed a health survey with 453 homeless individuals. The results were compared to the age and sex standardized data of the general Hungarian population and its lowest income quintile from the European Health Interview Survey 2014. The differences by the ETHOS classification within the homeless population were also studied.

Results

Significantly fewer homeless people reported good health status than in the general population or in its lowest income quintile (p< 0.001). Of the participants 70% had at least one chronic disease, only 41% of them visited a GP and

SUBMITTER: Nagy-Borsy E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7852122 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature