We investigated some of the housing conditions at Jalazone Refugee Camp and their impact on refugees' health inside the camp, especially those with respiratory symptoms and diseases. A randomized sample of 200 housing units, representing one fifth of the camp's population, was selected. Approximately half of the people in our sample were under 15 years. Overcrowding and high population density were significant. There was a statistically significant relationship between some respiratory conditions (common cold, cough, tonsillitis and ear infection) and poor housing conditions (including damp and mould), overcrowding and high population density. A radical solution for the housing problem is needed to avert further negative health impacts.

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air conditioning Fungi Ventilation refugee Respiratory Tract Infections population density Sampling Studies human Refugees Middle East controlled study Cigarette Smoking health status housing respiratory tract disease Health Surveys statistical significance Family Characteristics Palestine Humans Occupations ear infection Adolescent Infant tonsillitis environmental exposure Child, Preschool waste management Article mould Humidity Questionnaires adult random sample age coughing Public Housing causality Crowding water supply common cold Child