Intersecting vulnerabilities, intersectional discrimination, and stigmatization among people living homeless in Nicaragua.

Objective: The main objective of this study is to examine the intersecting vulnerabilities, intersectional discrimination and stigmatization experienced by homeless people living in León (Nicaragua). Method: The data analyzed come from a Point-In-Time count carried out in the city of León, which identified 82 people living homeless. Forty-seven of the people identified responded to a brief questionnaire that provided more accurate information. Results: The results obtained showed that people living homeless in León largely presented "non-white" ethnic-racial traits, poor personal hygiene, readily visible physical health problems, and observable symptoms associated with mental health problems and alcohol and/or drug abuse. Conclusions: The information we obtained showed that people living homeless in León were subject to multiple intersecting vulnerabilities and aggravated forms of intersectional discrimination and social stigmatization, with a cumulative effect that could be highly detrimental to their social inclusion processes, leading to high levels of chronification of homelessness