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Abstract
This study invited a cross-sectional sample of 112 homeless/marginally housed adults in New Haven, CT to respond to a structured survey questionnaire. Seventy-six individuals responded. Among them, 39 (51%) had utilized primary care services during the preceding 2 years. Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, housing status, health insurance status, and self-reported health status found that having utilized primary care services was significantly associated with having regular contact with a community health nurse. This finding indicates that community health nurses may have a significant influence in increasing primary care service utilization by homeless and marginally housed individuals.
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Funding
This study was supported by grants from the Morse College of Yale University and Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. These funding organizations had no role in the design or conduct of this study.