Exploring urban health in Cape Town, South Africa: an interdisciplinary analysis of secondary data
| Autor: | Ursula Wittwer-Backofen, Johanna Freund, Eva Hänselmann, Rebekka Mumm, Mirjam Körner, Katrin Vögtlin, Tolu Oni, Sonia Diaz-Monsalve, Lena Zirn, Axel Kroeger, Michael Wirsching, Richard Gminski, Jan Gärtner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology
Social Determinants of Health Health Status Microbiology Health Services Accessibility South Africa 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Air Pollution Cape Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Mortality Child Environmental planning business.industry Urban Health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Information technology Original Articles General Medicine Infectious Diseases Geography Socioeconomic Factors Child Preschool Data Interpretation Statistical Feasibility Studies Female Parasitology Health Services Research Public Health business Environmental Health 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Urban health |
| Zdroj: | Pathogens and Global Health. 111:7-22 |
| ISSN: | 2047-7732 2047-7724 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/20477724.2016.1275463 |
| Popis: | With modern information technology, an overwhelming amount of data is available on different aspects of societies. Our research investigated the feasibility of using secondary data sources to get an overview of determinants of health and health outcomes in different population strata of Cape Town, a large city of South Africa.The methodological approach of secondary-data analysis was similar in the different disciplines: Biological Anthropology, Public Health, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Palliative Care, Medical Psychology and Sociology at the University of Freiburg and Public Health at the University of Cape Town. The teams collected information on Cape Town through Internet searches and published articles. The information was extracted, analyzed, condensed, and jointly interpreted.Data show the typical picture of a population in epidemiological and demographic transition exposed to often difficult social, mental, and physical environmental conditions. Comparison between low and higher socioeconomic districts demonstrated that the former had higher air pollution, poorer water quality, and deficient sanitary conditions in addition to sub-optimal mental health services and palliative care.Although important information gaps were identified, the data draw attention to critical public health interventions required in poor health districts, and to motivate for pro-equity policies. |
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