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ArticleRisk management and healthcare policy2021

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Fear of COVID-19 Among Homeless Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the Hamburg Survey of Homeless Individuals.

André Hajek, Franziska Bertram, Victoria van Rüth, Benedikt Kretzler, Klaus Püschel, Fabian Heinrich, Hans-Helmut König

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André HajekDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6886-2745
Franziska BertramDepartment of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3466-7252
Victoria van RüthDepartment of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Benedikt KretzlerDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, Hamburg, Germany.
Klaus PüschelDepartment of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Fabian Heinrich *Department of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Hans-Helmut König *Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5711-6862
Universität Hamburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo clarify the prevalence and determinants of fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. PATIENTS AND

methodsData were taken from the Hamburg survey of homeless individuals (n=150) covering homeless adults in Hamburg, Germany. Multiple linear regressions were used. Beyond sociodemographic and lifestyle-related independent variables, COVID-19-related factors were also used as independent variables.

resultsIn sum, 56.2% of homeless individuals reported no fear of COVID-19, 23.8% reported a little fear of COVID-19, 9.2% reported some fear of COVID-19 and 10.8% reported severe fear of COVID-19. Regressions showed that an increased fear of COVID-19 was significantly associated with younger age (β=-.01, p<0.05), absence of chronic alcohol consume (β=-.55, p<0.01), an increased perceived own risk of getting infected with the coronavirus one day (β=0.42, p<0.001) and a higher agreement that a diagnosis of the coronavirus would ruin his/her life (β=0.13, p<0.01).

conclusionGiven the poor hygienic conditions and their increased vulnerability, data surprisingly suggest a quite low fear of COVID-19 among homeless individuals. Efforts may be beneficial which contribute to thinking rationally about COVID-19 among homeless people, since low levels of fear of COVID-19 may contribute to careless behavior and can lead to super-spreading events.

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