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All slums are not equal: child health conditions among the urban poor
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Abstract Increasing urbanization has resulted in a faster
growth of slum population. Various agencies,
especially those in developing countries are finding it
difficult to respond to this situation effectively.
Disparities among slums exist owing to various
factors. This has led to varying degrees of he... mehr
Increasing urbanization has resulted in a faster
growth of slum population. Various agencies,
especially those in developing countries are finding it
difficult to respond to this situation effectively.
Disparities among slums exist owing to various
factors. This has led to varying degrees of health
burden on the slum children. Child health conditions
in slums with inadequate services are worse in
comparison to relatively better served slums.
Identification, mapping and assessment of all slums is
important for locating the hitherto missed out slums
and focusing on the neediest slums. In view of the
differential vulnerabilities across slums, an urban
child health program should build context appropriate
and community-need-responsive approaches
to improve children’s health in the slums.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Indien; Gesundheitsförderung; Kind; Bangladesch; Vulnerabilität; Slum; Stadtbevölkerung; Wachstum; Armut; Gesundheitsversorgung; Gesundheitszustand; Lebensbedingungen; Entwicklungsland; gesundheitliche Folgen; Urbanisierung
Klassifikation
Medizinsoziologie
Entwicklungsländersoziologie, Entwicklungssoziologie
Siedlungssoziologie, Stadtsoziologie
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2005
Seitenangabe
S. 233-244
Zeitschriftentitel
Indian Pediatrics, 42 (2005) 3
ISSN
0974-7559
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)