Housing Satisfaction Related to Health and Importance of Services in Urban Slums: Evidence from Dhaka, Bangladesh

Autor/inn/en	Zanuzdana, Arina; Khan, Mobarak; Kraemer, Alexander
Titel	Housing Satisfaction Related to Health and Importance of Services in Urban Slums: Evidence from Dhaka, Bangladesh
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 112 (2013) 1, S.163-185 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-012-0045-5
Schlagwörter	Public Health; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Medical Services; Housing; Slums; Role; Correlation; Income; Age; Family Size; Educational Attainment; Urban Areas; Gender Differences; Multiple Regression Analysis; Life Satisfaction; Neighborhoods; Prediction; Public Policy; Social Indicators; Bangladesh + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitswesen; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Arzt; Unterkunft; Slum; Rollen; Korrelation; Einkommen; Alter; Lebensalter; Familiengröße; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Urban area; Stadtregion; Geschlechterkonflikt; Lebensvollendung; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Vorhersage; Öffentliche Ordnung; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Bangladesch
Abstract	Quality of housing plays one of the key roles in a public health research, since inadequate housing may have direct or indirect negative impact on health. Higher satisfaction with housing was shown to be associated with higher income, higher age, a smaller family, higher education, being female and being an owner of a dwelling. The aim of our study is to identify the multiple sources of the satisfaction with housing in population of urban slums and rural areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh. We have used a combined variable "Housing Satisfaction", containing nine items related to satisfaction with different types of housing facilities (water, electricity, toilet etc.). Ordinal as well as binary multiple logistic regression models were applied to predict housing satisfaction. Rural residents (with 90% house ownership) were much more satisfied with their housing than urban slum dwellers. Those respondents who perceived their area as "Very bad/Bad" to reach medical care reported significantly higher levels of housing dissatisfaction. Low satisfaction with available facilities (education, health services, etc.) as well as the adjacent neighbourhood being perceived as negative for own health showed as well a strong predictive effect on housing dissatisfaction. The major findings of our study showed a complex relationship between housing satisfaction and the quality of basic facilities including the reachability of medical care. Understanding the factors which lead to satisfaction with housing and residential environment is crucial for planning successful and effective housing policies. (As Provided).
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