The Impact of the physical environment on residents' self-rated health : a case study in Penang, Malaysia / Massoomeh Hedayati, Aldrin Abdullah and Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki

• Main Authors: Hedayati, Massoomeh, Aldrin, Abdullah, Maghsoodi Tilaki, Mohammad Javad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2019
• Subjects: Environmental health. Including sewage disposal, air pollution, nuisances, water supply
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29640/1/29640.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29640/; http://www.myse.my/

There is continous debate on the impact of house quality on residents’ health and well-being. Good living environment improves health, and fear of crime is recognised as a mediator in the relationship between physical environment and health. Since minimal studies have investigated the relationship,...