title: [The health of adults undergoing an eviction process].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze perceived health status and other health-related indicators in the adult population in Granada (Spain) undergoing an eviction process from their homes, whether rented or owned, in comparison with health indicators in the general adult population in Andalusia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was administered by trained staff. The survey included instruments from the Andalusian Health Survey 2011 for measuring variables related to physical and mental health, as well as health-related habits. We compared the results with those obtained from the Andalusian general population through the Andalusian Health Survey. A bivariate analysis using the χ2 test and a multivariate logistic regression analysis were conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We obtained a total sample of 205 people in the process of eviction. A total of 59.5% (n=122) were women, and 40.5% (n=83) were men. Participants were more likely to have poor health (odds ratio [OR]: 12.63, 95% confidence interval [95%CI]: 8.74-18.27), have cardiovascular diseases (OR: 3.08; 95%CI: 1.54- 6.16), or to smoke (OR: 1.68; 95% CI: 1.21-2.33) compared with the Andalusian general population. Most of the health indicators analyzed showed a worse outcome for women undergoing an eviction process.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggest that, in the current context of economic crisis, people undergoing a process of eviction in Granada and its metropolitan area show poorer health than the Andalusian general population. Further research is needed on health and evictions from different methodological approaches, for a better understanding of the topic.
authors.affiliation: Área de Salud Pública, Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Granada, España; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España. Electronic address: Julia.bolivar.easp@juntadeandalucia.es.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bolívar Muñoz
authors.affiliation: CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España.
authors.forename: Mariola
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernal Solano
authors.affiliation: Área de Salud Pública, Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Granada, España; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España.
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mateo Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Área de Salud Pública, Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Granada, España; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daponte Codina
authors.affiliation: Área de Salud Pública, Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Escudero Espinosa
authors.affiliation: Área de Salud Pública, Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez Cantalejo
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Isis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: González Usera
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Humbelina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Robles Ortega
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mata Martín
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
authors.forename: M Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fernández Santaella
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vila Castellar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D057172:Economic Recession; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D011203:Poverty; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain
keywords: Desahucios; Determinantes sociales de la salud; Economic recession; España; Evictions; Housing; Poblaciones vulnerables; Recesión económica; Social determinants of health; Spain; Vivienda; Vulnerable groups