Neighborhood Environment and Self-Rated Health among Adults in Southern Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15488331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bilesha Perera (0000-0001-5398-710X, University of Ruhuna, corresponding author), Truls Østbye (0000-0002-0662-7440, Duke Medical Center), Chandramali Jayawardana (Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 2102-2112 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph6082102 |
| PMID | 19742209 |
| PMCID | PMC2738876 |
| OpenAlex | W2143810163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
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
Biology · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Geography · Mental health · Nuisance · Psychiatry · Sri lanka · Stressor · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2018 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |