Housing and Health Outcomes of HIV Positive Persons in the Lower Manya Krobo District, Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorTenkorang, E.Y.
dc.contributor.authorOwusu, A.Y.
dc.contributor.authorLaar, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-11T16:29:02Z
dc.date.available2019-02-11T16:29:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Although emerging in Western industrialized societies, limited research exists on the links between housing and health outcomes for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: Using survey data collected from 605 PLWHAs in the Lower Manya Krobo district of Ghana, this paper examined the effects of housing structure, arrangements, accessibility and conditions on the physical and psychological/emotional health of respondents. RESULTS: Results indicate that housing variables have independent effects on health outcomes, controlling for socio-economic and demographic variables. Respondents living in poor housing structures and deplorable housing conditions had poorer physical and psychological health scores. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that it is relevant to think about houses occupied by PLWHAs as important sources of health inequality.en_US
dc.identifier.otherVol. 28(1), 191-215
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0017
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/27412
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectHousingen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectManya Krobo Districten_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectsub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectPLWHAsen_US
dc.subjectpsychological healthen_US
dc.titleHousing and Health Outcomes of HIV Positive Persons in the Lower Manya Krobo District, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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