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ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi2021

Household Overcrowding in Iran, a Low-middle-income Country: How Major of a Public Health Concern Is It?

Leila Jansar Hosseini, Ali Hussein Samadi, Abraha Woldemichael, Masoumeh Najaf Gharebelagh, Satar Rezaei, Enayatollah Homaie Rad

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Article in Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Leila Jansar HosseiniDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Hussein SamadiDepartment of Economics, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
Abraha WoldemichaelSchool of Public Health, Mekelle University College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Masoumeh Najaf GharebelaghMinistry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Satar RezaeiResearch Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Enayatollah Homaie RadSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Guilan University of Medical Sciences · IRKermanshah University of Medical Sciences · IRMekelle University · ETMinistry of Health and Medical Education · IRShiraz University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesHousehold overcrowding (HC) can contribute to both physical and mental disorders among the members of overcrowded households. This study aimed to measure the status of HC and its main determinants across the provinces of Iran.

methodsData from 39 864 households from the 2016 Iranian Household Income and Expenditures Survey were used in this study. The Equivalized Crowding Index (ECI) and HC index were applied to measure the overcrowding of households. Regression models were estimated to show the relationships between different variables and the ECI.

resultsThe overall, urban, and rural prevalence of HC was 8.2%, 6.3%, and 10.1%, respectively. The highest prevalence of HC was found in Sistan and Baluchestan Province (28.7%), while the lowest was found in Guilan Province (1.8%). The number of men in the household, rural residency, the average age of household members, yearly income, and the household wealth index were identified as the main determinants of the ECI and HC.

conclusionsThe study demonstrated that the ECI and HC were higher in regions near the borders of Iran than in other regions. Therefore, health promotion and empowerment strategies are required to avoid the negative consequences of HC, and screening programs are needed to identify at-risk families.

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CrowdingFamily CharacteristicsAdolescentAdultDeveloping CountriesFemaleGeographic MappingHumansIncomeIranMaleMiddle AgedPrevalencePublic HealthSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesCrowdingFamily characteristicsHealth equityHouseholdIran

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