The effect of household crowding and composition on health in an Inuit cohort in Greenland
Aims: This study aims to investigate the association between household crowding and household composition and self-rated health and mental health (GHQ scale) among the Inuit in Greenland. Poor housing conditions are a concern in Greenland, especially in the villages, where socioeconomic standards in...
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ftdatacite:10.25384/sage.c.5011598.v1 2023-05-15T16:24:26+02:00 The effect of household crowding and composition on health in an Inuit cohort in Greenland Hansen, Charlotte B. Larsen, Christina V. L. Bjerregaard, Peter Mylene Riva 2020 https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.5011598.v1 https://sage.figshare.com/collections/The_effect_of_household_crowding_and_composition_on_health_in_an_Inuit_cohort_in_Greenland/5011598/1 unknown SAGE Journals https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494820929496 https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.5011598 CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified FOS Health sciences Collection article 2020 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.5011598.v1 https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494820929496 https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.5011598 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Aims: This study aims to investigate the association between household crowding and household composition and self-rated health and mental health (GHQ scale) among the Inuit in Greenland. Poor housing conditions are a concern in Greenland, especially in the villages, where socioeconomic standards in general are lower. Methods: A cohort of 1282 adults participated in two population-based surveys in Greenland, the Inuit Health in Transition survey 2005–2010 (baseline) and The Health Survey in Greenland 2014 (follow-up). Associations between household conditions at baseline and health outcomes at follow-up (poor self-rated health and mental health measured by the GHQ scale) were examined using logistic regression models, adjusting for covariates at baseline. Results: Participants living in an overcrowded dwelling (more than one person per room) at baseline were more likely to report poor self-rated health at follow-up (OR 1.47; 95% CI 1.09; 1.99) compared with those not living in an overcrowded dwelling. In addition, participants who lived alone at baseline were more likely (OR 1.98; 95% CI 1.09; 3.58) to experience poor mental health at follow-up compared with those who lived with children. Conclusions: Results indicate that household conditions are related to health in Greenland. Public health authorities should work to ensure affordable housing of good quality in all communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland inuit DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Greenland |
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Aims: This study aims to investigate the association between household crowding and household composition and self-rated health and mental health (GHQ scale) among the Inuit in Greenland. Poor housing conditions are a concern in Greenland, especially in the villages, where socioeconomic standards in general are lower. Methods: A cohort of 1282 adults participated in two population-based surveys in Greenland, the Inuit Health in Transition survey 2005–2010 (baseline) and The Health Survey in Greenland 2014 (follow-up). Associations between household conditions at baseline and health outcomes at follow-up (poor self-rated health and mental health measured by the GHQ scale) were examined using logistic regression models, adjusting for covariates at baseline. Results: Participants living in an overcrowded dwelling (more than one person per room) at baseline were more likely to report poor self-rated health at follow-up (OR 1.47; 95% CI 1.09; 1.99) compared with those not living in an overcrowded dwelling. In addition, participants who lived alone at baseline were more likely (OR 1.98; 95% CI 1.09; 3.58) to experience poor mental health at follow-up compared with those who lived with children. Conclusions: Results indicate that household conditions are related to health in Greenland. Public health authorities should work to ensure affordable housing of good quality in all communities. |
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Hansen, Charlotte B. Larsen, Christina V. L. Bjerregaard, Peter Mylene Riva |
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Hansen, Charlotte B. Larsen, Christina V. L. Bjerregaard, Peter Mylene Riva |
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The effect of household crowding and composition on health in an Inuit cohort in Greenland |
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The effect of household crowding and composition on health in an Inuit cohort in Greenland |
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The effect of household crowding and composition on health in an Inuit cohort in Greenland |
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The effect of household crowding and composition on health in an Inuit cohort in Greenland |
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The effect of household crowding and composition on health in an Inuit cohort in Greenland |
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effect of household crowding and composition on health in an inuit cohort in greenland |
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