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Size distributions of slums across the globe using different data and classification methods
European Journal of Remote Sensing, 2019 More than 900 million people worldwide live in slums. These slums mainly can be found in cities of the global south and are characterized by poor living conditions and usually insufficient access to basic infrastructure such as water or energy.
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Spatial distribution of slums and its association with disaster vulnerability in Yogyakarta City [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Slums commonly distributed in susceptible environment or in location that occupied by low economic household, especially in urban areas. Empirically, in Indonesia, the data about distribution and total area of slums is quite hard to be acquired, since ...
Marwasta Djaka, Rahayu Theresia D. K.
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 How do slums shape the economic and health dynamics of pandemics? A difference-in-differences analysis using millions of mobile phones in Brazil shows that residents of overcrowded slums engaged in less social distancing after the outbreak of Covid-19. We develop and calibrate a choice-theoretic equilibrium model in which individuals are heterogeneous ...
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Systematic Reviews, 2020 Background Uncontrolled hypertension is the most important risk factor and leading cause of cardiovascular diseases. It is predicted that the number of people with hypertension will increase, and a large proportion of this increase will occur in ...
Shukri F. Mohamed +6 more
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Remote Sensing, 2020 Slums are a physical expression of poverty and inequality in cities. According to the UN definition, this inequality is, e.g., reflected in the fact that slums are much more often located in hazardous zones.
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BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Background Slums or informal settlements characterize most large cities in LMIC. Previous evidence suggests pharmacies may be the most frequently used source of primary care in LMICs but that pharmacy services are of variable quality.
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Science, 2020 I scrambled up a ladder to the tin roof of our house, clutching a book about the evolution of animals. I was 10 years old, and I'd just finished cooking dinner for my entire family—a task that was my daily responsibility. From my perch, I could look out at the slum where we lived in a small town in India.
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National Journal of Community Medicine, 2021 Background: As per the WHO estimates more than a billion children were vaccinated over the last decade. Currently immunization prevents 2- 3 million deaths every year. Health is a major economic issue for slum residents.
Sridevi NH, Praveen Kumar N, Swathi HN
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BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2019 Background Household surveys are a key epidemiological, medical, and social research method. In poor urban environments, such as slums, censuses can often be out-of-date or fail to record transient residents, maps may be incomplete, and access to sites ...
Improving Health in Slums Collaborative
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BMC Public Health, 2009 Background Smoking is one of the leading causes of premature death particularly in developing countries. The prevalence of smoking is high among the general male population in Bangladesh.
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