Prevalence and Factors Associated with Fear of COVID-19 Among Homeless Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the Hamburg Survey of Homeless Individuals.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy
; 14: 2689-2695, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1290601
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To clarify the prevalence and determinants of fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Data were taken from the Hamburg survey of homeless individuals (n=150) covering homeless adults in Hamburg, Germany. Multiple linear regressions were used. Beyond sociodemographic and lifestyle-related independent variables, COVID-19-related factors were also used as independent variables.RESULTS:
In sum, 56.2% of homeless individuals reported no fear of COVID-19, 23.8% reported a little fear of COVID-19, 9.2% reported some fear of COVID-19 and 10.8% reported severe fear of COVID-19. Regressions showed that an increased fear of COVID-19 was significantly associated with younger age (ß=-.01, p<0.05), absence of chronic alcohol consume (ß=-.55, p<0.01), an increased perceived own risk of getting infected with the coronavirus one day (ß=0.42, p<0.001) and a higher agreement that a diagnosis of the coronavirus would ruin his/her life (ß=0.13, p<0.01).CONCLUSION:
Given the poor hygienic conditions and their increased vulnerability, data surprisingly suggest a quite low fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals. Efforts may be beneficial which contribute to thinking rationally about COVID-19 among homeless people, since low levels of fear of COVID-19 may contribute to careless behavior and can lead to super-spreading events.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Risk Manag Healthc Policy
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
RMHP.S317039
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