Cent Eur J Public Health 2009, 17(4):175-178 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3534

Determinants of Health among Homeless Population in the Czech Republic - An Empirical Study

Ludwig O. Dittrich1, Petr Hava2
1 Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
2 Department of Public and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

It is generally recognized, that the delivery of healthcare to homeless population presents a number of specific challenges. In this paper, we try to assess the impact of the homeless people experience with the institutional framework including the access to health services on the health status of the homeless population in the Czech Republic. Multivariate regression is used to evaluate the impact of various dimensions of life experience and other social and economic characteristics of homeless people on their health status. Preliminary results indicate that the experience homeless people have with the institutional framework and their access to health care services are important determinants of their health status.

Klíčová slova: homeless population, health status, socio-economic survey, health services

Vloženo: 8. prosinec 2008; Revidováno: 31. srpen 2009; Přijato: 31. srpen 2009; Zveřejněno: 1. prosinec 2009  Zobrazit citaci

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Dittrich LO, Hava P. Determinants of Health among Homeless Population in the Czech Republic - An Empirical Study. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2009;17(4):175-178. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3534. PubMed PMID: 20377042.
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