Household factors and prevalence of squalor: meta-analysis and meta-regression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe domestic squalor occurs when a person lives in a dwelling that is significantly unclean, disorganised and unhygienic. The limited previous research has primarily focused on the characteristics of those who live in squalor and the associated risk factors. Robust and reliable studies of squalor prevalence have not been conducted. This study sought to produce a reliable estimate of the point prevalence of squalor.

Methods

Using data from 13-years of the English Housing Survey, N = 85,681 households were included in a prevalence meta-analysis. Squalor prevalence over time, subgroup analysis and logistic regression investigated the role played by household and community characteristics.

Results

The point prevalence of squalor was estimated to be 0.85% and

SUBMITTER: Norton M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10870488 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature