Housing conditions and ill health

Housing conditions and ill health.

Lack of empirical evidence that living in damp houses has detrimental effects on health may partly be due to inadequate research. A preliminary study was therefore carried out of a random sample of council owned residences in a deprived area of Edinburgh, a respondent from consenting households being interviewed to obtain a profile of the physical and mental health of all adults and children. I...

Housing Conditions and Children’s Respiratory Health

Understanding how respiratory health risks are associated with housing is essential to designing effective strategies to improve children’s quality of life. A survey designed to determine the relationship between respiratory health and housing conditions was completed by 3,423 parents of grades 3 and 4 children in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Air samples were then taken in the homes of a subset ...

Poor Housing and Ill Health a Summary of Research Evidence

The life course, childhood housing conditions and adult health.

Socioeconomic conditions are known to be major determinants of health at all stages of the life course from pregnancy, childhood, and adulthood. Life course epidemiology has added a further dimension to our understanding of the social determinants of health showing an association between early socioeconomic conditions and adult morbidity and mortality, and adult health related behaviours. DiVer...

Housing conditions and mental health of orphans in South Africa.

Literature from the developed world suggests that poor housing conditions and housing environments contribute to poor mental health outcomes, although research results are mixed. This study investigates the relationship between housing conditions and the socio-emotional health of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in South Africa. The results of the study are mainly inconclusive, although it...