The human being must find a dwelling and protect himself against the vicissitudes of nature.He has to adapt himself to the contemporary world and to his environment.Sometimes,he should accept unwittingly extreme situa...
supported by the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences under grant 68557.
Background Due to slum dwellers’deprivation,they are more likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes(T2D)and its complications.Type 2 Diabetes is a long-life disease that requires continuous health care utilization.One of the...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to public health and particularly to children. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of multidrug resistance of fecal Klebsiella spp on selected beta lac...
The worldwide slum population currently stands at over one billion,with substantial growth expected in the coming decades.Traditionally,slums have been mapped using information derived mainly from either physical indi...
Rapid urbanisation and quest for better livelihood, push-pull factor of occupations education, policy changes attract large scale rural population to urban areas. It is well documented that in spite of better public h...
This paper analyzes the state of health and access to health services among the urban poor in India. Analysis is based on data from a primary survey conducted among 2000 households, covering 10,929 individuals from fo...
Despite being one of the symbols of civilization throughout human history, Greater Cairo has many slum areas, hosting a population of three million people living in deteriorating conditions and lacking the basic human...
This study determined prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and hygiene practices among public secondary school students in Ikeja Local Government Area (LGA), Lagos state, Nigeria. An institutional-based, cross-sectional ...
Rapidly developing cities are under continuous physical and social changes which make sustainable urban growth concept a matured line of thinking. They are therefore, in need of restructuring to contain these changes....