Understanding reticence to occupy free, novel-design homes: A qualitative study in Mtwara, Southeast Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The population of Africa set to reach 2 billion by 2050. There is therefore great demand for housing across the continent. Research on modified novel designs for housing is a priority to ensure that these homes are not sites of infection for diseases transmission such as malaria. One trial to assess the protection afforded by novel design houses is underway in Mtwara Region, southeastern Tanzania. After constructing 110 of such homes across 60 villages, project staff encountered a certain reticence of the target population to occupy the homes and were faced with accusations of having nefarious intentions. This article explores these accusations, their impacts on home occupancy and lessons for future housing studies.

Methods

This qualitative study drew on in-dept

SUBMITTER: Meta J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664911 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature