Studying the health benefits of improved housing in rural Tanzania: challenges and progress
Issued Date
2023-10-03
Resource Type
eISSN
18783503
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85173708033
Pubmed ID
37350735
Journal Title
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume
117
Issue
10
Start Page
678
End Page
681
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol.117 No.10 (2023) , 678-681
Suggested Citation
Mshamu S., Halifa S., Meta J., Mmbando A., Lindsay S.W., Okumu F., Wood H.S., Wood O.S., Bøjstrup T.C., Day N.P.J., Knudsen J., Deen J., Pell C., von Seidlein L. Studying the health benefits of improved housing in rural Tanzania: challenges and progress. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol.117 No.10 (2023) , 678-681. 681. doi:10.1093/trstmh/trad039 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/90693
Title
Studying the health benefits of improved housing in rural Tanzania: challenges and progress
Author's Affiliation
Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
Amsterdam Public Health
Ifakara Health Institute
University of the Philippines Manila
Durham University
Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation
Nuffield Department of Medicine
Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
Social Scientist
CSK Research Solutions
Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
Amsterdam Public Health
Ifakara Health Institute
University of the Philippines Manila
Durham University
Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation
Nuffield Department of Medicine
Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
Social Scientist
CSK Research Solutions
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Millions of affordable healthy homes are needed for the rapidly expanding population of sub-Saharan Africa. This enormous challenge is an opportunity to address pervasive health issues linked to housing, where diseases that most impact children-malaria, diarrhoea and respiratory tract infections-are often acquired. A pilot project in northern Tanzania demonstrated the potential of novel house designs to reduce infectious disease transmission in homes. To conduct a randomized controlled trial of one novel-design house, the research team moved to the southeast of the country. This article describes the challenges experienced during the construction and initial evaluation of the novel house.