objective: to ascertain the utilization of the emergency contraception and to evaluate the impact of intervention on acceptability and utilization of emergency contraceptive pills. materials and methods: this community based cross sectional study was carried out by the department of community medicine in the slums of chandigarh. the study sample was chosen by two stage systematic sampling. part...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between presence of an urban health center (UHC) in proximity to a slum and immunization status of slum children in a city in India. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Slums of Agra, India. PARTICIPANTS Data were obtained from a baseline survey conducted by the US Agency for International Development Environmental Health Project in 2005 in slums in ...

Large volumes of sludge are produced from onsite sanitation systems in densely populated areas (e.g. slums and emergency settlements) and wastewater treatment facilities that contain high amounts of pathogens. There is a need for technological options which can effectively treat the rapidly accumulating sludge under these conditions. This study explored a pilot-scale microwave (MW) based reacto...

Background: Dengue fevers (DF), transmitted by Aedes aegypti, is an arboviral disease endemic in the Asian subcontinent. It has emerged as a notable public health problem in recent decades. Rapid urbanization, environmental changes and neglected (rural and slums) areas results in vector breeding causes rise in dengue outbreaks. Aims & Objective: To study the knowledge, awareness and practices r...

migration of people to urban areas from the rural areas usually comes with its challenges interms of infrastructural requirement and housing to cater for growing population. one of the challenge for the urbandwellers in nigeria is that of adequate housing. the inability of the government to meet this demand has seen thepeople concerned seeking alternative solutions to housing need. the resultin...