Table 2.
Variable and categories | Participants (Mean ± SD or n/30,%) |
|
---|---|---|
Age (years) | 47 ± 9 | |
Race/ethnicity* | American Indian or Alaska Native | 1/30, 3 % |
Asian | 0/30, 0 % | |
Black or African American | 5/30, 17 % | |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0/30, 0 % | |
White | 14/30, 47 % | |
Hispanic/Latino | 10/30, 33 % | |
Gender | Male | 16/30, 53 % |
Female | 14/30, 47 % | |
Non-binary/Other | 0/30, 0 % | |
Barriers to maintaining personal hygiene | Access to water | 30/30, 100 % |
Access to soap | 16/30, 53 % | |
Privacy | 13/30, 43 % | |
Safety | 8/30, 27 % | |
Locations used to shower or use the restroom | Outdoors | 23/30, 77 % |
Homeless shelter | 4/30, 13 % | |
Public restroom | 26/30, 87 % | |
Friend/family house | 11/30, 37 % | |
Showering frequency | Daily | 2/30, 7 % |
Weekly | 16/30, 53 % | |
Monthly | 11/30, 37 % | |
Number of times being asked to leave a public restroom | Never | 7/30, 23 % |
Once | 2/30, 7 % | |
2–3 | 5/30, 17 % | |
3+ | 16/30, 53 % | |
Urinary tract infections since being unsheltered | Never | 19/30, 63 % |
Once | 2/30, 7 % | |
2–3 | 4/30, 13 % | |
3+ | 5/30, 17 % | |
Yeast infections since being unsheltered | Never | 21/30, 70 % |
Once | 3/30, 0 % | |
2–3 | 4/30, 13 % | |
3+ | 2/30, 7 % | |
Rashes since being unsheltered | Never | 11/30, 37 % |
Once | 6/30, 20 % | |
2–3 | 3/30, 10 % | |
3+ | 10/30, 33 % | |
Diarrhea since being unsheltered | Never | 13/30, 43 % |
Once | 3/30, 10 % | |
2–3 | 9/30, 30 % | |
3+ | 5/30, 17 % | |
Seeking medical care | Yes | 10/30, 33 % |
No | 20/30, 67 % | |
Barriers to seeking care | Difficulty making an appointment | 23/30, 77 % |
Bad prior experiences with medical professionals | 16/30, 53 % | |
Difficulty in finding transportation to get to the appointment | 22/30, 73 % | |
Cost of medical bills | 9/30, 30 % |
Race and ethnicity were collapsed, as some Hispanic/Latino participants viewed ethnicity and race as overlapping identity components.