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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 5.
Published in final edited form as: Hyg Environ Health Adv. 2024 Jul 21;11:100100. doi: 10.1016/j.heha.2024.100100

Table 2.

Summary statistics of survey findings.

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.