Eddins E
ABNF J. 1993 Spring;4(2):40-4.
To describe the characteristics, health status, needs and utilization of health services of sheltered homelessness families, we performed a population-based, cross-sectional survey of a probability sample of 103 parents and 260 children in the District of Columbia. Data from parents were gathered by a semi-structured interview and from children by standard validated instruments. The parents were: single (72%), women (95%), poorly educated (54% less than high school), unemployed (85%), on AFDC (91%); and had minimum support persons (30% not any), medical (27%), psychiatric (46%), and substance abuse problems (45%). Based on the Denver Developmental Screening Test, 61% of the children under five had at least one developmental lag and 44% had two or more lags; 60% of the children over five required further medical and psychiatric evaluation and 55% were performing below average in school. The findings have implications for the delivery of health services to homeless families in shelters.
为描述庇护性无家可归家庭的特征、健康状况、需求及卫生服务利用情况，我们对哥伦比亚特区103名家长和260名儿童的概率样本进行了一项基于人群的横断面调查。家长的数据通过半结构化访谈收集，儿童的数据通过标准的有效工具收集。这些家长的情况如下：单身（72%）、女性（95%）、受教育程度低（54%低于高中）、失业（85%）、领取福利救济（91%）；且支持人员最少（30%没有任何支持人员），有医疗问题（27%）、精神问题（46%）和药物滥用问题（45%）。根据丹佛发育筛查测试，61%的五岁以下儿童至少有一项发育迟缓，44%有两项或更多发育迟缓；60%的五岁以上儿童需要进一步的医疗和精神评估，55%在学校的表现低于平均水平。这些研究结果对为庇护所中的无家可归家庭提供卫生服务具有启示意义。
