Effects of Indoor Environmental Quality in Urban Housing on Residents' Health and Wellbeing in Nigeria

Oluwafemi Kehinde Akande; Abdullahi Yusuf; Rohana Sham

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v8i23.4505

Authors

Oluwafemi Kehinde Akande Department of Architecture, School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 65, Minna, Nigeria
Abdullahi Yusuf Department of Architectural Technology, College of Environmental Studies, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic P.M.B. 2052, Katsina, Nigeria
Rohana Sham School of Business| Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation | Jalan Innovasi 6 | Technology Park Malaysia | 57000 Kuala Lumpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i23.4505

Keywords:

Housing Quality, Residents' Health, Quality of Life, Nigeria

Abstract

The building industry's contribution as a non-clinical contributor to the quality of life is its impact on occupants' health. A health-based standardised questionnaire and a digital data collection device were used to investigate the susceptibility of building indoor air quality (IAQ) to infectious diseases. PM2.5 (63 Î¼m/m3) and PM10 (228 Î¼m/m3) obtained exceeded the international standard. Some associations between certain building characteristics and potential risk factors for certain diseases were seen. This study provides a platform for future intervention in housing and public health policies and addresses the conundrum of safe and healthy buildings for the urban populace in Nigeria

Author Biographies

Oluwafemi Kehinde Akande, Department of Architecture, School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 65, Minna, Nigeria

Abdullahi Yusuf, Department of Architectural Technology, College of Environmental Studies, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic P.M.B. 2052, Katsina, Nigeria

Rohana Sham, School of Business| Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation | Jalan Innovasi 6 | Technology Park Malaysia | 57000 Kuala Lumpur

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