Week 8 - Homelessness

True or false: Padwa et al. (2024) found that people experiencing homelessness have lower life expectancy that people who are housed.

True

Padwa et al. (2024) states that people experiencing homelessness also experience more violence than people who are housed. What percent of people experiencing homelessness reported being attacked within the last 30 days?

14%

True or false: Padwa et al. (2024) states that unsheltered homelessness puts people at greater risk of violence and discrimination as opposed to sheltered homelessness.

True

The article by Munro (2024) states that 80-90% of people experiencing homelessness have access to what? 

Cell phones

PATHS invested time in designing a survey that wouldn’t feel like a burden to its participants. Which of the following would make taking the survey difficult as stated by Munro (2024)?

Prior trauma

cognitive impairment

Padwa et al. (2024) utilizes which type of study?

prospective cohort

Nearly half of the respondents in the Padwa et al. (2024) article felt their housing situation was the main reason of the discrimination they experienced. 

True

Which of the following does Padwa et al. (2024) identify as factors for experiencing increased risk for sexual violence?

Being unsheltered outdoors

identifying as non-male

What were some limitations of the Padwa et al. (2024) study?

Study was available in only 2 languages

Respondents needed a cell phone

Could not test causation

True or false: In the article by Munro (2024),structural obstacles that hinder street medicine from operating at its full potential were noted. One of the main obstacles was arrests/sweeps.

True