Household Overcrowding in Iran, a Low-middle-income Country: How Major of a Public Health Concern Is It?

• Main Authors: Leila Jansar Hosseini (Author), Ali Hussein Samadi (Author), Abraha Woldemichael (Author), Masoumeh Najafi Gharebelagh (Author), Satar Rezaei (Author), Enayatollah Homaie Rad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives Household overcrowding (HC) can contribute to both physical and mental disorders among the members of overcrowded households. This study aimed to measure the status of HC and its main determinants across the provinces of Iran. Methods Data from 39 864 households from the 2016 Iranian Hous...