Health and Place
Volume 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 694-702

Urban health in Johannesburg: The importance of place in understanding intra-urban inequalities in a context of migration and HIV (Article)

Vearey J.* , Palmary I. , Thomas L. , Nunez L. , Drimie S.
  • a Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 76, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • b Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 76, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • c MRC and Centre for Health Policy, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • d Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 76, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • e Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 76, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, United States

Abstract

Developing country urban contexts present multiple challenges to those responsible for ensuring the good health of urban populations. These include urban growth, migration, informal settlements, intra-urban inequalities and - in some cases - high HIV prevalence. Using Johannesburg as a case study, this paper explores the complexities of the urban context by comparing the social determinants of urban health between migrant groups residing in the inner-city and a peripheral urban informal settlement. It is argued that any attempt to improve the health of urban populations in the context of migration and HIV requires understanding that 'place matters'. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.

Author Keywords

Urban health Migration Informal settlement Urban inequalities HIV

Index Keywords

urban population urban area informal settlement Human immunodeficiency virus infection developing country human health service priority journal Johannesburg Gauteng inner city area Human immunodeficiency virus South Africa disease spread health geography developing world prevalence Article disease prevalence migration public health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77952581477&doi=10.1016%2fj.healthplace.2010.02.007&partnerID=40&md5=891d51a08ae605d007848dc844094c3a
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.02.007
ISSN: 13538292
Cited by: 46
Original Language: English