Scarbrough Amanda, Rathnasekara Heranga, Holt Melinda, Hill Jack, Kafle Ram
Department of Population Health, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA.
Diseases. 2018 May 15;6(2):37. doi: 10.3390/diseases6020037.
Recent research on family income indicates that a lack of economic stability can affect healthy housing. Those with limited resources experience higher rates of inadequate and unstable housing many times forcing them to live in undesirable communities in which there can be several community-level health-related issues. One community-level health-related factor of concern has been the reemergence of Zika virus. Some research has indicated that a higher risk of catching Zika virus may exist in neighborhoods and areas with unhealthy housing. Therefore, this study sought to explore the existence of a relationship between rental housing and the Zika virus. Our findings indicated a significant correlation existed between renter occupied household units and the presence of Zika virus. This finding is notable as it indicates that renters have a higher chance of contracting Zika virus than non-renters. Future research should further examine the demographic and housing situation in other communities reporting cases of the Zika virus.
近期关于家庭收入的研究表明，经济不稳定会影响健康住房状况。资源有限的人群面临住房不足和不稳定的比例更高，这常常迫使他们居住在不理想的社区，而这些社区可能存在一些与社区层面相关的健康问题。一个令人担忧的社区层面健康相关因素是寨卡病毒的再度出现。一些研究表明，在住房条件不佳的社区和地区，感染寨卡病毒的风险可能更高。因此，本研究旨在探讨出租房与寨卡病毒之间是否存在关联。我们的研究结果表明，租房居住的家庭单元与寨卡病毒的存在之间存在显著相关性。这一发现值得关注，因为它表明租房者感染寨卡病毒的几率高于非租房者。未来的研究应进一步调查其他报告有寨卡病毒病例的社区的人口统计学和住房情况。
