UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

COVID-19 & informal settlements: is ‘Stay Home’ safe?

Lakhanpaul, Monica; Nix, Emily; Paulose, Jacob; Factor-Litvak, Pam; Parikh, Priti; Altamirano-Medina, Hector; Bou Karim, Yasmin; (2022) COVID-19 & informal settlements: is ‘Stay Home’ safe? UCL Open Environment , 4 , Article 10. 10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000038. Green open access

[thumbnail of ucloe-04-038.pdf]
Preview
Text
ucloe-04-038.pdf - Published Version

Download (1MB) | Preview

Abstract

The disproportional burden of coronavirus (COVID-19) and vulnerability to containment measures in informal settlements have been recognised; however, the role of poor housing conditions in propagating these remains neglected. Poor housing conditions makes it difficult to effectively implement social distancing measures. With increased time spent in cramped, dark and uncomfortable indoor environments, water and sanitation outside the home, and no outdoor space, higher exposure to existing health hazards and high levels of stress, with women and children being most vulnerable, are anticipated. Through this commentary paper, we reflect on these interconnections and recommend immediate measures and the long-term need for adequate housing for health and well-being.

Type: Article
Title: COVID-19 & informal settlements: is ‘Stay Home’ safe?
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000038
Language: English
Additional information: Peer review UCL Open: Environment is an open scholarship publication, all previous versions and open peer review reports can be found online in the UCL Open: Environment Preprint server at ucl.scienceopen.com Copyright and open access © 2022 The Authors. Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY) 4.0 International licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open access This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Keywords: informal settlements, housing, health, COVID-19
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10156077
Downloads since deposit
22Downloads
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item