Infectious disease outcomes associated with inadequate housing and access to healthy living practices in Australia: a systematic review

Inadequate housing and living conditions underpin significant health and wellbeing inequality in Australia, particularly for Indigenous people. This review aimed to define infectious disease (ID) outcomes used to measure the health impact of inadequate housing in Australia within a research context.

Citation:
Summer K, Anpalagan K, Stacey I, Stiles S, Burgess R, Wade V, Bowen AC, Katzenellenbogen J, Wyber R. Infectious disease outcomes associated with inadequate housing and access to healthy living practices in Australia: a systematic review. BMJ Public Health. 2026;4(1):e003531.

Keywords:
Community Health; Data Collection; Disease Transmission, Infectious; Program Evaluation; Public Health

Abstract:
Inadequate housing and living conditions underpin significant health and wellbeing inequality in Australia, particularly for Indigenous people. This review aimed to define infectious disease (ID) outcomes used to measure the health impact of inadequate housing in Australia within a research context.