Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State, South Africa.
Health Place. 2013 Nov;24:23-9. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.08.004. Epub 2013 Aug 22.
Literature from the developed world suggests that poor housing conditions and housing environments contribute to poor mental health outcomes, although research results are mixed. This study investigates the relationship between housing conditions and the socio-emotional health of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in South Africa. The results of the study are mainly inconclusive, although it is suggested that methodological considerations play a vital role in explaining the mixed results. However, a positive relationship was found between living in informal settlements and better socio-emotional health of the OVC. We speculate that the historical context of informal settlement formation in South Africa helps to explain this unexpected result.
来自发达国家的文献表明,住房条件差和住房环境差会导致心理健康状况不佳,但研究结果喜忧参半。本研究调查了住房条件与南非孤儿和弱势儿童(OVC)的社会情感健康之间的关系。研究结果主要没有定论,尽管有人认为方法学考虑在解释混合结果方面起着至关重要的作用。然而,研究发现,居住在非正规住区与 OVC 的社会情感健康状况较好之间存在正相关关系。我们推测,南非非正规住区形成的历史背景有助于解释这一意外结果。