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Neighborhood environment and self-rated health among adults in Southern Sri Lanka

International journal of environmental research and public health, 2009-08, Vol.6 (8), p.2102-2112 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Molecular Diversity Preservation International Aug 2009 ;2009 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. 2009 ;ISSN: 1660-4601 ;ISSN: 1661-7827 ;EISSN: 1660-4601 ;DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6082102 ;PMID: 19742209

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Title:
Neighborhood environment and self-rated health among adults in Southern Sri Lanka
Author: Perera, Bilesha ; Østbye, Truls ; Jayawardana, Chandramali
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adult ; Adults ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Animals ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Culicidae ; Dogs ; Drainage ; drainage water ; Drug abuse ; Environment ; Environmental health ; environmental stress ; Female ; Health ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neighborhoods ; Public health ; Public Health Practice ; Q1 ; Q3 ; Sri Lanka ; Stress ; Stress, Psychological ; Young Adult
Is Part Of: International journal of environmental research and public health, 2009-08, Vol.6 (8), p.2102-2112
Description: The prevalence of different neighborhood environmental stressors and associations between the stressors and self-rated health are described in a representative sample of 2,077 individuals, aged 18-85 years, in southern Sri Lanka. Mosquito menace (69.4%), stray dog problems (26.8%), nuisance from neighbors (20.3%), and nuisance from drug users (18.7%) were found to be the most prevalent environmental stressors. None of the stressors investigated were associated with self-rated physical health, but nuisance from neighbors, nuisance from drug users, shortage of water and having poor water/sewage drainage system were associated with self-rated mental health among the respondents.
Publisher: Switzerland: MDPI AG
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1660-4601
ISSN: 1661-7827
EISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6082102
PMID: 19742209
Source: Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals at publisher websites
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Neighborhood environment and self-rated health among adults in Southern Sri Lanka

Copyright Molecular Diversity Preservation International Aug 2009 ;2009 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. 2009 ;ISSN: 1660-4601 ;ISSN: 1661-7827 ;EISSN: 1660-4601 ;DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6082102 ;PMID: 19742209

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