Homeless People in Nicaragua: A Point‐in‐Time Count in León

This work analyses the difficulties encounter to determine who should be considered a homeless person in a developing country, and the result of a point‐in‐time count of homeless people done in the city of Leon (185,000 inhabitants), Nicaragua. Throughout the point‐in‐time count, 82 unduplicated per...

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Published in:Journal of international development 2018-01, Vol.30 (1), p.155-158
Main Authors: Suarez, Alexia, Berrios, Alberto, Bonilla, Enrique, Vázquez, José Juan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Alcohol abuse
Censuses
Central America
developing country
Drugs
Homeless people
homelessness
Hygiene
Mental health
Personal appearance
Personal hygiene
point‐in‐time count
Population policy
social exclusion
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Summary:This work analyses the difficulties encounter to determine who should be considered a homeless person in a developing country, and the result of a point‐in‐time count of homeless people done in the city of Leon (185,000 inhabitants), Nicaragua. Throughout the point‐in‐time count, 82 unduplicated persons living homeless were tallied (76% male; 23% female); 11% were under age. Half of the homeless detected seemed to have problems related to mental health, alcohol and drugs, and/or wounds, dermatological or dental problems. Sixty‐nine percent showed a bad physical appearance, 74% had poor personal hygiene, and 80% had the dirty or very dirty clothes.
ISSN:0954-1748
1099-1328
DOI:10.1002/jid.3303