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

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Bilesha Perera²  Truls Østbye¹ 

[1] Duke Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA; E-Mail:;Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka

关键词: environment;    neighborhood;    stressors;    self-rated health;    Sri Lanka;    ecology;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph6082102

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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