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December 8, 2025International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthOpen Access

Urban Housing and Hypertension Among Women in India: Comparing Slum and Non-Slum Contexts Using National Survey Data

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UVUchita VaidWJWanting Jiang

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Comparative analysis reveals lower hypertension in slum households, suggesting housing factors influence health risks among women.

Key Points

  • Investigate the influence of housing conditions on hypertension risk among women in urban India.
  • Analyzed data from 68,422 respondents using the fourth National Family Health Survey.
  • Developed a composite housing index measuring structural quality, services access, air quality, crowding, tenure security, and asset ownership.
  • Employed survey-weighted logistic regressions to assess HTN associations with housing conditions.
  • HTN prevalence was 11.6% in slum households vs 16.0% in non-slum households.
  • Slum households reported better structural durability and indoor air quality than non-slum households.
  • Tenure security and asset ownership served as protective factors against HTN risk.

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Vaid et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624ba4fa91c937236c999https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22121817
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