Association of housing tenure and unaffordable housing with preterm birth and other adverse birth outcomes in Canada: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic risk factors are known drivers of adverse birth outcomes. Housing is a key target for policy interventions.

Objective

To estimate the associations of housing tenure (renting vs owning) and unaffordable housing with preterm birth and other adverse birth outcomes.

Methods

We used 2014-2016 Canadian birth registration data linked with the 2016 long-form census and included singleton births among homeowners and renters. Unaffordable housing was defined at the family level as the proportion of pre-tax income spent on shelter, using a 30% cut-off. The primary outcome was preterm birth. Secondary outcomes were stillbirth and infant death. Log-binomial regression estimated the association of housing tenure and unaffordability with outcomes adjusting f

SUBMITTER: Mehrabadi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874413 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature