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Housing Quality in a Rural and an Urban Settlement in South Africa

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  • Angela Mathee

    (Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
    Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa
    Environmental Health Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa)

  • Jocelyn Moyes

    (Center for Respiratory Disease and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa)

  • Thulisa Mkhencele

    (Center for Respiratory Disease and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa)

  • Jackie Kleynhans

    (Center for Respiratory Disease and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa)

  • Brigitte Language

    (Unit for Environmental Science and Management, School of Geo- and Spatial Science, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa)

  • Stuart Piketh

    (Unit for Environmental Science and Management, School of Geo- and Spatial Science, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa)

  • Elias Moroe

    (Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 1864, South Africa)

  • Floidy Wafawanaka

    (MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa)

  • Neil Martinson

    (Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 1864, South Africa)

  • Meredith McMorrow

    (Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
    Influenza Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—South Africa, Pretoria 0181, South Africa)

  • Stefano Tempia

    (Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
    Influenza Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—South Africa, Pretoria 0181, South Africa
    MassGenics, Duluth, GA 30096, USA)

  • Kathleen Kahn

    (MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa)

  • Cheryl Cohen

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa
    Center for Respiratory Disease and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa)

Abstract

During 2016 to 2018, a prospective household cohort study of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus community burden and transmission dynamics (the PHIRST study) was undertaken to examine the factors associated with influenza and other respiratory pathogen transmissions in South Africa. We collected information on housing conditions in the PHIRST study sites: Rural villages near Agincourt, Bushbuckridge Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, and urban Jouberton Township in North West Province. Survey data were collected from 159 and 167 study households in Agincourt and Jouberton, respectively. Multiple housing-related health hazards were identified in both sites, but particularly in Agincourt. In Agincourt, 75% (119/159) of households reported daily or weekly interruptions in water supply and 98% (154/159) stored drinking water in miscellaneous containers, compared to 1% (1/167) and 69% (115/167) of households in Jouberton. Fuels other than electricity (such as wood) were mainly used for cooking by 44% (70/159) and 7% (11/167) of Agincourt and Jouberton households, respectively; and 67% (106/159) of homes in Agincourt versus 47% (79/167) in Jouberton were located on unpaved roads, which is associated with the generation of dust and particulate matter. This study has highlighted housing conditions in Agincourt and Jouberton that are detrimental to health, and which may impact disease severity or transmission in South African communities.

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  • Angela Mathee & Jocelyn Moyes & Thulisa Mkhencele & Jackie Kleynhans & Brigitte Language & Stuart Piketh & Elias Moroe & Floidy Wafawanaka & Neil Martinson & Meredith McMorrow & Stefano Tempia & Kathl, 2021. "Housing Quality in a Rural and an Urban Settlement in South Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-17, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:5:p:2240-:d:505088
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    1. Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya & Paul H. Lee & Regina L. T. Lee, 2017. "Hand Hygiene Intervention Strategies to Reduce Diarrhoea and Respiratory Infections among Schoolchildren in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-14, April.
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