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Parental Perceptions Regarding the Impact of Housing on Child Health

N O' Brien1, N Quinn1, B Joyce1

  • 1Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Department of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Medical Journal
|October 27, 2022
PubMed

Insights

Homeless parents reported significant negative impacts of housing instability on their children

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Childhood poverty has lasting adverse effects.
  • Housing instability is a critical social determinant of child well-being.
  • Understanding parental perceptions is key to addressing these impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess parental perceptions of housing impacts on children.
  • To compare experiences of homeless versus housed families.
  • To identify specific areas of child health and development affected by housing.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study in a pediatric emergency department (Dublin).
  • Survey of 312 parents regarding housing and child well-being.
  • Analysis of data comparing homeless and non-homeless groups.

Main Results:

  • Homeless children had lower GP registration and vaccination rates.
  • Homeless parents reported feeling unsafe and negative housing impacts on education, physical, and mental health.
  • 10% of non-homeless parents feared losing their homes; 28% lacked landlord permission for safety measures.

Conclusions:

  • Housing instability, particularly homelessness, severely impacts child health, development, and safety.
  • Even housed families face housing insecurity and safety measure challenges.
  • Addressing housing as a social determinant is crucial for pediatric health outcomes.

Keywords:
child healthhousing

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