Overcrowding and health in two impoverished suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Nkosi, Vusumuzi
dc.contributor.author Haman, Tanya
dc.contributor.author Naicker, Nisha
dc.contributor.author Mathee, Angela
dc.date.accessioned 2020-01-27T05:13:45Z
dc.date.available 2020-01-27T05:13:45Z
dc.date.issued 2019-10-24
dc.description Additional file 1: Table S1. Univariate analyses of the degree of dwelling overcrowding by UN HABITAT definition, acute respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms, fever/chills among the study participants in the study sites. Multiple regression analysis of dwelling overcrowding, acute respiratory and acute gastrointestinal symptoms, fever/chills. Table S2. Multiple regression analysis of dwelling overcrowding and wet cough among the participants. Table S3. Multiple regression analysis of dwelling overcrowding and dry cough among the participants. Table S4. Multiple regression analysis of dwelling overcrowding and runny/blocked nose among the participants. Table S5. Multiple regression analysis of dwelling overcrowding and diarrhea among the participants. Table S6. Multiple regression analysis of dwelling overcrowding and vomiting among the participants. Multiple regression analysis of dwelling overcrowding and fever/chills among the participants. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND : Rapid urbanization, unmatched by an associated supply of housing, has resulted in overcrowding in the cities of many developing countries, including in Johannesburg, South Africa. Household overcrowding has been associated with a range of ill-health outcomes, including acute respiratory infections and diarrhoeal diseases. The aim of this study was to describe the levels of household crowding, and examine associations with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms in selected two low-income neighbourhoods in Johannesburg. METHODS : Questionnaire data from a panel study conducted over an 11-year period between 2006 and 2016 were extracted to conduct the analyses. Structured questionnaires, designed to collect information on housing conditions, socio-economic and health status were administered to adult representatives of households occupying the primary dwelling on pre-selected study sites. RESULTS : Over the 11-year study period, levels of overcrowding remained unchanged. Around 57.6% of dwellings in the study neighbourhoods were determined to be overcrowded in relation to international guidelines. Results from the multiple logistic regression analyses indicated that crowded dwellings were associated with elevated levels of acute respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms, as well as fever/chills. CONCLUSION : Respondent perceptions varied from objective measures of overcrowding. Crowded dwellings were associated with elevated reports of acute respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms, as well as fever/chills. en_ZA
dc.description.department School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2020 en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship The SAMRC en_ZA
dc.description.uri https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Nkosi, V., Haman, T., Naicker, N. et al. 2019, 'Overcrowding and health in two impoverished suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, art. 1358, pp. 1-8. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1471-2458 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1186/s12889-019-7665-5
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72916
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher BioMed Central en_ZA
dc.rights © The Author(s). 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. en_ZA
dc.subject Overcrowding en_ZA
dc.subject Health en_ZA
dc.subject Housing en_ZA
dc.subject Environmental health en_ZA
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_ZA
dc.title Overcrowding and health in two impoverished suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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