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Non-communicable diseases in Indian slums: re-framing the Social Determinants of Health
Global Health Action, 2018 Background: The epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in slums has pushed its residents to heightened vulnerability. The Social Determinants of Health (SDH) framework has been used to understand the social dynamics and impact of NCDs, especially ...
Lily Beth Lumagbas +5 more
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Sexuality in Adolescents: have we Explored Enough! A Cross-sectional Study to Explore Adolescent Health in a City Slum in Northern India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Context: Adolescent health is a relatively new focus area of India’s National health program. However, little evidence is available for the existing problems especially in adolescent slum population.
Timsi Jain, Yogesh Mohan
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Can we ‘WaSH’ infectious diseases out of slums?
, 2020 The world is becoming increasingly urban and most of this growth is taking place in urban slums of the developing world. The current (2019) global population stands at 7.7 billion, with approximately one billion (13%) living in urban slums.
Qadri, F +4 more
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Cognitive Status and Risk Factors for Cognitive Impairment in Dialysis Patients
Общая реаниматология, 2020 The number of dialysis patients is increasing every year and is estimated to be more than 2 million, with an annual increase of 6–12% in dialysis programs. There is a high correlation between cognitive impairment and mortality in dialysis patients, which
A. Е. Khrulev +6 more
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Indian Journal of Public Health, 2021 Background: Appropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in the early years of life will ensure optimal growth and development of the child. However, many children are not fed in the recommended way.
Durga Madhab Satapathy +4 more
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Automated detection of slum area change in Hyderabad, India using multitemporal satellite imagery [PDF]
, 2013 This paper presents an approach to automated identification of slum area change patterns in Hyderabad, India, using multi-year and multi-sensor very high resolution satellite imagery.
Luedeke, Matthias, Kit, Oleksandr
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Occupational Medicine, 2015 Abstract In Slum clinics Dianne Baxendine briefly explores her summer working medical clinics in an Indian slum, and the many occupational hazards that she came across.
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Book review: slums on screen: world cinema and the planet of slums by Igor Krstić [PDF]
, 2016 Nearly one billion people reside in slums around the globe, but how has this reality been depicted on the cinema screen? In Slums on Screen: World Cinema and the Planet of Slums, Igor Krstić offers a polycentric, interdisciplinary approach to exploring ...
Philip, Shannon
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Urbanisation and Growth of Slum Population in Jharkhand: A Spatial Analysis
Space and Culture, India, 2015 The objective of this paper is to examine the relation between the pace of urbanisation and growth of slum population in Jharkhand. This paper also attempts to analyse the trends and patterns of growth of slum population at the district level in ...
Rahul Harshwardhan, V K Tripathy
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in addressing climate change is acknowledged, but engagement with questions of voice remains limited, especially in the Global South. Addressing this, this paper zooms in on (International) nongovernmental organizations ((I)NGOs) and their collaborations with domestic CSOs in the Global South on ...
Margit van Wessel, Precious Akampurira
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