The Health Status and Risk Factors Associated With Adverse Health Outcomes Among The Durban South Community Durban Metro, South Africa

Principal Investigator

Stuart Batterman

Additional Personnel

Thomas Robins, Sergei Chernyak

Funding Sources

Durban Metro

About this Project

The objectives of this study are to (1) determine the health status of the Durban South residents, with specific reference to respiratory health outcomes and other chronic diseases and to determine the relationship between environmental pollution, these health outcomes and the quality of life within this community, particularly among susceptible populations, and (2) to describe the range of ambient exposures and to assess the potential risks posed by such exposures to the health of the community in the Durban South.