Non-communicable disease syndemics: poverty, depression, and diabetes among low-income populations

E Mendenhall, BA Kohrt, SA Norris, D Ndetei… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
The co-occurrence of health burdens in transitioning populations, particularly in specific
socioeconomic and cultural contexts, calls for conceptual frameworks to improve …

Water and mental health

A Wutich, A Brewis, A Tsai - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is a well‐established connection among water quality, sanitation, and physical health.
The potentially important relationship between water and mental health is considerably less …

Slum health: arresting COVID-19 and improving well-being in urban informal settlements

J Corburn, D Vlahov, B Mberu, L Riley, WT Caiaffa… - Journal of urban …, 2020 - Springer
The informal settlements of the Global South are the least prepared for the pandemic of
COVID-19 since basic needs such as water, toilets, sewers, drainage, waste collection, and …

How might the COVID-19 pandemic affect 21st century urban design, planning, and development?

B Bereitschaft, D Scheller - Urban science, 2020 - mdpi.com
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to transform lives and ways of living across the globe,
it is becoming increasingly clear that adaptations involving both physical and institutional …

Health and social impacts of open defecation on women: a systematic review

M Saleem, T Burdett, V Heaslip - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background The significance of sanitation to safeguard human health is irrefutable and has
important public health dimensions. Access to sanitation has been essential for human …

Sanitation facilities, hygienic conditions, and prevalence of acute diarrhea among under-five children in slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: baseline survey of a …

M Adane, B Mengistie, H Kloos, G Medhin, W Mulat - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background In developing countries, children under the age of five years who live in slums
are highly vulnerable to diarrhea. However, there is a paucity of information on the …

[PDF][PDF] Analisis faktor risiko kejadian penyakit tuberculosis bagi masyarakat daerah kumuh kota palembang

IS Budi, Y Ardillah, IP Sari… - Jurnal Kesehatan …, 2018 - repository.unsri.ac.id
Latar belakang: Tuberculosis atau dikenal dengan TB Paru merupakan penyakit yang
mematikan setelah HIVAIDS. Penyakit ini menjadi epidemik di dunia. Indonesia merupakan …

Slum upgrading and health equity

J Corburn, A Sverdlik - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Informal settlement upgrading is widely recognized for enhancing shelter and promoting
economic development, yet its potential to improve health equity is usually overlooked …

Household sanitation facilities and women's risk of non-partner sexual violence in India

A Jadhav, A Weitzman, E Smith-Greenaway - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Globally, one in ten individuals practice open defecation. Despite media
speculation that it increases women's risk of sexual violence, little empirical evidence …

Exploring the relationship between sanitation and mental and social well-being: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis

GD Sclar, G Penakalapati, BA Caruso… - Social science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
The WHO defines health not as the absence of disease but as a “state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being.” To date, public health research on sanitation has focused …