Community responses to a novel house design: A qualitative study of “Star Homes” in Mtwara, southeastern Tanzania
The findings highlight the need for close attention to the use of novel design houses and careful sensitization around the potential benefits of dwellings to ensure that the intended health impacts of interventions are achieved.
Authors
- Judith Meta
- Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4736-2212)
- Hannah Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1344-0353)
- Lorenz von Seidlein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0282-6469)
- Arnold S. Mmbando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5290-0970)
- Nicholas Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2309-1171)
- Salum Mshamu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0008-7172)
- Steve W. Lindsay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3461-9050)
- Christopher Pell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9405-5851)
- Jakob Knudsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5348-8439)
- Bipin Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8981-3910)
- O. Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5494-9540)
- Jacqueline Deen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8875-5026)
- Salma Halifa
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- Durham University (GB)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (NL)
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (TH)
- Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation (DK)
- University of the Philippines Manila (PH)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309518
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24