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Health and Social Care Inequalities: The Impact of COVID-19 on People Experiencing Homelessness in Brazil

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  • Nilza Rogéria de Andrade Nunes

    (Social Work Department, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Marquês de São Vicente Street, 225, Rio de Janeiro 22451-041, Brazil)

  • Andréa Rodriguez

    (School of Dentistry, University of Dundee, Park Place, Dundee DD1 4 HN, UK)

  • Giovanna Bueno Cinacchi

    (Social Work School, Campus do Gragoatá, Federal Fluminense University, Marcos Waldemar de Freitas Reis Street, Bloco E, Niterói 24210-201, Brazil)

Abstract

This article aims to reflect on the challenges affecting people experiencing homelessness in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, due the COVID-19 pandemic. Participatory research was carried out to identify data related to sociodemographic profile; strategies for survival; health and social care support; and access to services during the pandemic. The research methodology was co-designed with NGOs and people with lived experience of homelessness and involved conducting semi-structured questionnaires with 304 participants in 2020. The results highlighted the worsening of the situation of extreme vulnerability and poverty already experienced by this population before the pandemic. Key strategies led by Third Sector organizations to reduce the spread of the virus, to minimize the financial impact of lockdown, and to increase emotional support and information on COVID-19 were presented. The conclusions show the complexity of issues affecting these groups and the need for urgent response from public policies and Government support to guarantee their rights, dignity, and respect during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Nilza Rogéria de Andrade Nunes & Andréa Rodriguez & Giovanna Bueno Cinacchi, 2021. "Health and Social Care Inequalities: The Impact of COVID-19 on People Experiencing Homelessness in Brazil," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:11:p:5545-:d:560033
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    1. Nayara Gonçalves Barbosa & Hellen Aparecida de Azevedo Pereira & Marcelo Vinicius Domingos Rodrigues dos Santos & Lise Maria Carvalho Mendes & Flávia Azevedo Gomes-Sponholz & Juliana Cristina dos Sant, 2023. "Assisting Homeless Women in a City in Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Context of a Street Outreach Office: The Perceptions of Health Professionals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-10, January.
    2. Kate Frazer & Thilo Kroll, 2022. "Understanding and Tackling the Complex Challenges of Homelessness and Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-3, March.

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