"Locked down outside": Perception of hazard and health resources in COVID-19 epidemic context among homeless people.

ABSTRACT: While social inequality is widely recognised as being a risk factor for COVID-19 infection or serious forms of the disease, many questions still remain concerning the perception of hazard and protective measures by the most vulnerable populations. This mixed-methods study aimed (1) to describe the self-perceived health and protective measures linked to COVID-19 of homeless people in one of the largest and poorest cities in France, and (2) to assess which skills and resources they used to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The quantitative survey addressed these questions among a sample of 995 homeless people living either on the streets, in homeless shelters or in squats/slums, whereas the qualitative survey was constructed from 14 homeless interviewees. Both data collections were carried out

SUBMITTER: Allaria C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8160278 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature