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Urban health in Johannesburg: The importance of place in understanding intra-urban inequalities in a context of migration and HIV
- Source :
- Health & Place. 16:694-702
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2010.
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Abstract
- Developing country urban contexts present multiple challenges to those responsible for ensuring the good health of urban populations. These include urban growth, migration, informal settlements, intra-urban inequalities and - in some cases - high HIV prevalence. Using Johannesburg as a case study, this paper explores the complexities of the urban context by comparing the social determinants of urban health between migrant groups residing in the inner-city and a peripheral urban informal settlement. It is argued that any attempt to improve the health of urban populations in the context of migration and HIV requires understanding that 'place matters'.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Economic growth
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science)
Inequality
media_common.quotation_subject
Geography, Planning and Development
Population
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Developing country
HIV Infections
Context (language use)
Social Environment
medicine.disease_cause
Statistics, Nonparametric
South Africa
Residence Characteristics
medicine
Humans
Social determinants of health
education
Developing Countries
Poverty
media_common
Transients and Migrants
Analysis of Variance
Family Characteristics
Health Services Needs and Demand
education.field_of_study
Chi-Square Distribution
Public health
Urbanization
Urban Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health Status Disparities
Health Surveys
Cross-Sectional Studies
Geography
Socioeconomic Factors
Income
Female
Settlement (litigation)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13538292
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Health & Place
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3d67d6d80754167d50fec3ef81bf6757