Zika Virus and the Risk for Renter Households
Recent research on family income indicates that a lack of economic stability can affect healthy housing. Those with limited resources experience higher rates of inadequate and unstable housing many times forcing them to live in undesirable communities in which there can be several community-level he...
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| author | Amanda Scarbrough Heranga Rathnasekara Melinda Holt Jack Hill Ram Kafle |
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| description | Recent research on family income indicates that a lack of economic stability can affect healthy housing. Those with limited resources experience higher rates of inadequate and unstable housing many times forcing them to live in undesirable communities in which there can be several community-level health-related issues. One community-level health-related factor of concern has been the reemergence of Zika virus. Some research has indicated that a higher risk of catching Zika virus may exist in neighborhoods and areas with unhealthy housing. Therefore, this study sought to explore the existence of a relationship between rental housing and the Zika virus. Our findings indicated a significant correlation existed between renter occupied household units and the presence of Zika virus. This finding is notable as it indicates that renters have a higher chance of contracting Zika virus than non-renters. Future research should further examine the demographic and housing situation in other communities reporting cases of the Zika virus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0a35e135dd248489272761ee90fc6602022-12-21T23:35:48ZengMDPI AGDiseases2079-97212018-05-01623710.3390/diseases6020037diseases6020037Zika Virus and the Risk for Renter HouseholdsAmanda Scarbrough0Heranga Rathnasekara1Melinda Holt2Jack Hill3Ram Kafle4Department of Population Health, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77340, USADepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77340, USADepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77340, USAOffice of Research and Sponsored Programs, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77340, USADepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77340, USARecent research on family income indicates that a lack of economic stability can affect healthy housing. Those with limited resources experience higher rates of inadequate and unstable housing many times forcing them to live in undesirable communities in which there can be several community-level health-related issues. One community-level health-related factor of concern has been the reemergence of Zika virus. Some research has indicated that a higher risk of catching Zika virus may exist in neighborhoods and areas with unhealthy housing. Therefore, this study sought to explore the existence of a relationship between rental housing and the Zika virus. Our findings indicated a significant correlation existed between renter occupied household units and the presence of Zika virus. This finding is notable as it indicates that renters have a higher chance of contracting Zika virus than non-renters. Future research should further examine the demographic and housing situation in other communities reporting cases of the Zika virus.http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/6/2/37social determinants of healthZika virusrenters |
| spellingShingle | Amanda Scarbrough Heranga Rathnasekara Melinda Holt Jack Hill Ram Kafle Zika Virus and the Risk for Renter Households Diseases social determinants of health Zika virus renters |
| title | Zika Virus and the Risk for Renter Households |
| title_full | Zika Virus and the Risk for Renter Households |
| title_fullStr | Zika Virus and the Risk for Renter Households |
| title_full_unstemmed | Zika Virus and the Risk for Renter Households |
| title_short | Zika Virus and the Risk for Renter Households |
| title_sort | zika virus and the risk for renter households |
| topic | social determinants of health Zika virus renters |
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