Exploring and profiling of childhood illnesses in informal settlements in relation to flooding : a case study of Barcelona, Cape Town, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMachiridza, Rumbidzayi Dorothy
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-07T17:56:35Z
dc.date.available2014-08-07T17:56:35Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe research findings suggest that flood-related illnesses in Barcelona (an informal settlement area of Cape Town) result from different and interlinking factors. These include: poor access to basic services, general poor urban health, location of the settlement and household hygienic factors. In addition, children were more exposed to risks inside dwellings as compared to risks outside dwellings. Households applied both proactive and reactive strategies such as buying of medication before and during flooding, bathing their children after they finish playing, sending children to relatives during the flooding period, and cleaning dwellings after flooding. Vector-borne illnesses were the least recorded cases.en
dc.description.degreeMaster's degree
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53003
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Townen
dc.subjectFLOODSen
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTANTSen
dc.subjectHEALTH HAZARDSen
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHen
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICESen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen
dc.subjectDISASTER PREVENTIONen
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen
dc.subjectCIVIL ENGINEERINGen
dc.subjectCAPE TOWNen
dc.subjectINFORMAL SETTLEMENTSen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleExploring and profiling of childhood illnesses in informal settlements in relation to flooding : a case study of Barcelona, Cape Town, South Africaen
dc.typeThesisen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber105674001
idrc.project.number105674
idrc.project.titleManaging the Risk of Flooding and Sea-level Rise in Cape Town : the Power of Collective Governanceen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-880-47
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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