Personas en situación sin hogar en León (Nicaragua)
- Alberto Berríos 2
- Enrique Bonilla 3
- Alexia Suárez 1
- Kenia Rodríguez 2
- José Juan Vázquez 3
- 1 Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Estudios Latinoamericanos
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua
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Universidad de Alcalá
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ISSN: 1989-8819
Argitalpen urtea: 2017
Zenbakia: 102
Orrialdeak: 1-48
Mota: Artikulua
Beste argitalpen batzuk: Documentos de Trabajo (IELAT, Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Estudios Latinoamericanos)
Laburpena
Homelessness has considered a global phenomenon affecting groups in situations of poverty and social exclusion, in both the developed and developing worlds. However, information about the situation of homeless people in developing countries is practically non-existent. This work presents the main results of a point-in-time count of homeless people done in the city of Leon, Nicaragua. Throughout the point-in-time count, 82 un-duplicated persons living homeless were tallied, of which 47 responded to a small questionnaire. Around half of the homeless detected seemed to have problems related to mental health and/or related to excessive consumption of psychoactive substances (mainly alcohol and/or inhaled glue). Most of the homeless people had wounds, dermatological problems and / or dental problems, also showed a bad physical appearance, had poor personal hygiene, and had the dirty or very dirty clothes. In Nicaragua it is necessary to have information that enables the implementation of public policies, care devices and intervention programs specifically targeted at people in a homeless situation.