Table 2.
Barrier | Prevalence % (n) |
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Barriers to showers (n=39) | |
Not enough facilities | 79% (31) |
Concerned about thieves | 56% (22) |
Long wait | 54% (21) |
Inconvenient hours | 46% (18) |
Privacy concerns | 46% (18) |
Location inconvenient | 38% (15) |
Previous bad experiences | 38% (15) |
No clean clothes | 36% (14) |
Too many rules | 33% (13) |
No soap, shampoo, or towel | 26% (10) |
No hot water | 21% (8) |
Do not feel safe |
21% (8) |
Barriers to clothes washing (n=19) | |
Cannot afford laundromats | 89% (17) |
Inconvenient location | 63% (12) |
Too many rules | 58% (11) |
No clean clothes to change into | 53% (10) |
No washing soap | 47% (9) |
Previous bad experiences | 37% (7) |
Privacy concerns | 26% (5) |
Do not feel safe | 21% (4) |
No hot water | 16% (3) |