A team of outreach nurses are preparing a proposal for a campaign that will address some of the most acute health needs of homeless people in the community
The nurses should make their preparations in the knowledge that homeless people are known to have an exceptionally incidence and prevalence of what diseases?
A) Tuberculosis and HIV
B) Measles, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B
C) Dementia and schizophrenia
D) Influenza and kidney disease
Ans: A
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The living conditions associated with homelessness contribute to a high rate of TB and HIV infection. The incidence of most health problems is elevated among homeless people, but the levels of these two health problems are particularly notable.
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