A multilevel analysis to explain self-reported adverse health effects and adaptation to urban heat: a cross-sectional survey in the deprived areas of 9 Canadian cities
Abstract Background This study identifies the characteristics and perceptions related to the individual, the dwelling and the neighbourhood of residence associated with the prevalence of self-reported adverse health impacts and an adaptation index when it is very hot and humid in summer in the most...
Main Authors: | Diane Bélanger, Belkacem Abdous, Pierre Valois, Pierre Gosselin, Elhadji A. Laouan Sidi |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2016-02-01
|
Series: | BMC Public Health |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2749-y |
Similar Items
-
Perceived Adverse Health Effects of Heat and Their Determinants in Deprived Neighbourhoods: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Nine Cities in Canada
by: Diane Bélanger, et al.
Published: (2014-10-01) -
Walkability around primary schools and area deprivation across Scotland
by: Laura Macdonald, et al.
Published: (2016-04-01) -
Use of residential wood heating in a context of climate change: a population survey in Québec (Canada)
by: Valois Pierre, et al.
Published: (2008-05-01) -
Aging, deprivation, and health: A "triple jeopardy" faced by the older population
by: Gale, Keltie
Published: (2013) -
Development of composite indices to measure the adoption of pro-environmental behaviours across Canadian provinces.
by: Magalie Canuel, et al.
Published: (2014-01-01)