title: Determinants of health among homeless population in the Czech Republic--an empirical study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague. dittrich@pef.czu.cz
authors.forename: Ludwig O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Dittrich
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hava
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D011788:Quality of Life; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors