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

dc.contributor.authorNkosi, Vusumuzi
dc.contributor.authorHaman, Tanya
dc.contributor.authorNaicker, Nisha
dc.contributor.authorMathee, Angela
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-27T05:13:45Z
dc.date.available2020-01-27T05:13:45Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-24
dc.descriptionAdditional 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.abstractBACKGROUND : 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.departmentSchool of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2020en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe SAMRCen_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.comen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNkosi, 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.issn1471-2458 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1186/s12889-019-7665-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/72916
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_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.subjectOvercrowdingen_ZA
dc.subjectHealthen_ZA
dc.subjectHousingen_ZA
dc.subjectEnvironmental healthen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.titleOvercrowding and health in two impoverished suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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