Neighborhood Environment and Self-Rated Health among Adults in Southern Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Perera, B.
dc.contributor.author Truls, Ostbye
dc.contributor.author Jayawardana, C.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-10T04:10:46Z
dc.date.available 2024-10-10T04:10:46Z
dc.date.issued 2009-08
dc.identifier.citation Perera B, Østbye T, Jayawardana C. Neighborhood environment and self-rated health among adults in Southern Sri Lanka. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2009 Aug;6(8):2102-12. doi: 10.3390/ijerph6082102. Epub 2009 Jul 29. PMID: 19742209; PMCID: PMC2738876. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/18067
dc.description.abstract 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. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) en_US
dc.subject Environment en_US
dc.subject neighborhood en_US
dc.subject stressors en_US
dc.subject self-rated health en_US
dc.subject Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject ecology en_US
dc.title Neighborhood Environment and Self-Rated Health among Adults in Southern Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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