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Socio-economic factors explain differences in public health-related variables among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Khan MH, Krämer A. Socio-economic factors explain differences in public health-related variables among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2008;8(1): 254.Background: Worldwide one billion people are living in slum communities
Khan, Mobarak Hossain   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Inequalities in maternity care and newborn outcomes: one-year surveillance of births in vulnerable slum communities in Mumbai [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Aggregate urban health statistics mask inequalities. We described maternity care in vulnerable slum communities in Mumbai, and examined differences in care and outcomes between more and less deprived groups.
Fernandez, A.   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Challenges faced by elderly patients with cancer in low-and-middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesSouth Sudan Medical Journal, 2021
Studies have shown that elderly people with co-morbidities are at a higher risk of dying from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The situation is worse for the 70% of the elderly population who reside in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs) with poor access to ...
Isaac Olufadewa   +4 more
doaj  

Slum Tourism: Representing and Interpreting Reality in City

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Tourism and Leisure, 2023
Slum areas are often seen in urban spatial policy gaps. The slum area becomes a dilemma, it portrays the unsuccessful management of a city area, on the other hand the reality of the city has the potential to become slum area tourism as an alternative ...
Tatang Rusata   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Slum Upgrading Programs Impact School Attendance? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
This paper analyzes how slum upgrading programs impact elementary school childrens attendance in Uruguay. We take advantage of the eligibility rule that deems slums eligible for a SUP program if they have 40 or more dwelling units.
Inter-American Development Bank
core   +1 more source

Slum Tourism

open access: yes, 2019
“Slum tourism” is a growing form of international tourism that is found in many cities around the world. It has been fiercely criticized as voyeuristic, but defended as potentially contributing to poverty relief.
F Frenzel (7704833)
core   +5 more sources

Urban Slum Population Percentage and Urban Slum Population

open access: yes, 2023
Urban Slum Population Percentage and Urban Slum ...
Yaoming Liu (8931542)
core   +1 more source

Determinants Of Taking Adequate Tetanus Toxoid Vaccination Among Mothers In Their Last Pregnancy In Nigeria

open access: yesRazi International Medical Journal
Background: Nigeria records considerable morbidity and mortality from tetanus, predominantly in newborns and women of reproductive age group. This is largely due to poor tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine (TTCV) uptake. This study investigated the factors
Isaac Olufadewa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and associated factors of domestic violence among married women in an urban slum in South India

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Introduction: Domestic violence (DV) is a public health problem with an estimated global prevalence of 35%. The prevalence rate of spousal domestic violence in Telangana is 36.4% which is higher than the national average of 25.3%.
Biranchi N Das   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Income plot by percentage distribution among slum and non-slum dwellers.

open access: yes, 2021
Income plot by percentage distribution among slum and non-slum dwellers.
Sharon Fonn (5520593)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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