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Poor housing, good health: a comparison of formal and informal housing in Johannesburg, South Africa

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  • Thea Wet
  • Sophie Plagerson
  • Trudy Harpham
  • Angela Mathee

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The health of the household heads residing in informal housing was significantly better than in formal housing. Explanations for this counter-intuitive finding include the fact that the informal housing dwellers were younger and recent migrants (the ‘healthy migrant’ phenomenon). Policy implications of the results are identified. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

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  • Thea Wet & Sophie Plagerson & Trudy Harpham & Angela Mathee, 2011. "Poor housing, good health: a comparison of formal and informal housing in Johannesburg, South Africa," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(6), pages 625-633, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:56:y:2011:i:6:p:625-633
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0269-1
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