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Prevalence and correlates of smoking among urban adult men in Bangladesh: slum versus non-slum comparison [PDF]
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.
Kraemer Alexander +3 more
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River basin flood adaptation for coastal urban slums. Mithi river basin, Dharavi slum [PDF]
Ri-vista: Ricerche per la Progettazione del Paesaggio, 2023 Urban slums in developing countries host a substantial proportion of the urban population. Slums are located on land usually unsuitable for formal development, along the river basins or coastal mangroves that makes them at a greater risk of flooding ...
Anubhav Goyal +2 more
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Net benefits of urban slums redevelopment policies on the value of adjacent residential property
International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 2021 Over time, the government of Pakistan introduced several strategies to deal with the issue of slums in its capital city, Islamabad. Contrary to the traditional strategies that primarily focus on the tenure security of occupants, the strategy of slum ...
Touseef Hussain, Zou Wei
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IDENTIFYING AND MAPPING OF SLUMS IN PUNE CITY USING GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2019 In India, rapid growth of slums in urban areas, especially in metropolitan cities, has become a major problem for the planners and decision-makers. The slum expansion is mainly due to the rural-urban migration and pressure of the population on un-used ...
N. Mundhe, N. Mundhe
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CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract The Internet of Things is emerging as a crucial technology in aiding humans and making their lives easier. Among the human population, a large percentage of people suffer from disabilities resulting in challenges in everyday life particularly people with visual disabilities.
Hania Tarik +8 more
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Indian Heart Journal, 2023 Introduction: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for global disease burden. Inequalities in health among urban poor and non-poor is a matter of concern. The current study was done to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and to describe the health
P.S. Rakesh +6 more
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The burden of disease profile of residents of Nairobi's slums: results from a demographic surveillance system. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: With increasing urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa and poor economic performance, the growth of slums is unavoidable. About 71% of urban residents in Kenya live in slums. Slums are characteristically unplanned, underserved by social services,
Kyobutungi, Catherine +11 more
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Urban Slums Sustainable Regeneration Through Foresight Approach Case Study: Sanandaj Urban Slums [PDF]
نشریه جغرافیا و برنامهریزی, 2020 Introduction Almost half of the world's population lives in cities. According to the report (UN-HABITAT) Urban areas in the next 30 years, They will be the most important centers of world population growth and with this increase in population, Planners ...
Mohammad Reza Pourmohammadi +2 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023 Background: Appropriate health-seeking behaviour could help in reducing child mortality and morbidity. Information on social factors of mortality and health-seeking behaviours of caregivers of under-5 children from slums of Indian cities is minimal in ...
Parasuraman Ganeshkumar +8 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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