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Variations in housing satisfaction and health status in four lower socio-economic housing typologies in the eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal

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  • Prishah Narsai
  • Myra Taylor
  • Champaklall Jinabhai
  • Fred Stevens

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A study was done in the Durban Area, South Africa amongst residents ( n = 300) of four lower socio-economic housing typologies: Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) houses, informal settlements (IS), traditional rural houses (TR) and inner-city apartments (IC). Respondents living in IC were most satisfied with their dwellings, those living in RDP houses and in IS were the least satisfied. People living in the IC perceived their health best, while those living in IS perceived it as worst. Major reasons for dissatisfaction with housing were pest infestation in their dwelling in the past 12 months, inadequate toilet facilities, high temperature, unclean neighbourhood, poor ventilation and dust. Pest infestation and poor ventilation were mentioned most frequently by flat dwellers whilst RDP, IS and TR households complained about inadequate toilet facilities. For many people living in low socio-economic housing, both housing and service provision remain inadequate.

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  • Prishah Narsai & Myra Taylor & Champaklall Jinabhai & Fred Stevens, 2013. "Variations in housing satisfaction and health status in four lower socio-economic housing typologies in the eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(3), pages 367-385, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:30:y:2013:i:3:p:367-385
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2013.817304
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    1. Gbadegesin Job & Pienaar Michael & Marais Lochner, 2020. "Housing, planning and urban health: Historical and current perspectives from South Africa," Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, Sciendo, vol. 48(48), pages 23-34, June.
    2. Amy Weimann & Tolu Oni, 2019. "A Systematised Review of the Health Impact of Urban Informal Settlements and Implications for Upgrading Interventions in South Africa, a Rapidly Urbanising Middle-Income Country," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-17, September.
    3. Prishah Narsai & Champaklal C. Jinabhai & Myra Taylor & Fred Stevens, 2016. "The Health Related Quality of Life of HIV Positive Respondents on Antiretroviral Treatment and HIV Negative Living in Lower Socio-Economic Housing in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 127(2), pages 851-863, June.

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