Table 2.
Pre- and post- workshop assessment of provider attitudes toward homelessness, substance use and pregnancy/parenting
| Pre-surveyMedian (IQR) | Post-survey Median (IQR) | ‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare providers should address the physical and social problems of patients | 5.0 (5.0–5.0) | 5.0 (4.0–5.0) | |
| I respect that my clients’ priorities may be more important to them than following my recommendations | 5.0 (5.0–5.0) | 5.0 (5.0–5.0) | |
| People should not have children when they are homeless | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) | * |
| It is irresponsible for people who use substances to not use contraception | 3.0 (2.0–3.0) | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) | * |
| People who use substances while pregnant care little about themselves | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | |
| People who continue to use substances after they are pregnant care little about the baby | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | † |
| People experiencing homelessness don’t use contraception because they don’t know where to access it | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) | * |
| I feel confident in how and when to discuss housing status with clients | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | |
| I feel confident in how and when to discuss substance use with clients | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | * |
| I feel confident in how and when to discuss reproductive health desires with people experiencing homelessness | 4.0 (3.0–4.0) | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | * |
| I feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the problems that people experiencing homelessness have | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 4.0 (2.0–4.0) | † |
| I don’t ask my clients about reproductive health because I don’t know where to refer them for care | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | |
| I know what reproductive health services are available in the city for my clients who are homeless or using substances | 4.0 (3.0–4.0) | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | |
| I know what social support services are available in the city for my clients who are homeless or using substances | 4.0 (4.0–4.0) | 4.0 (3.0–4.0) |
1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Unsure, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly agree
*Significant at p < .05
†significant at p < .10
‡Significance determined by Wilcoxin sign tests comparing distribution of responses between baseline and immediate post-workshop survey responses (n = 42)