Factors Affecting the Health and Nutritional Status of Urban Slum Children in India

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has assisted me in completing my dissertation. A special thanks to all the staff in Northumbria University who have been extremely helpful in my academic term. Special mention to Mr Raj Bassieur, my supervisor without whose inputs, I would not have been able to complete my research. I would like to thank Ms. Ann Day who has always shown willingness in guiding us students through our course work. Finally, I would like to thank my parents and would like to dedicate this piece of work to them for being my backbone and support through everything in my life

ABSTRACT

Objective

This systematic Appraisal investigates the factors affecting the health and nutritional value of urban slum children in India. With increasing urbanization and maximum expansion rate throughout the world, 22 % of urban population is obligatory to live in India - A prime reason for our study to be based in India.

Methods

Various search engines like NORA , Science Direct, Pubmed, Web of Science were used to find the articles of interest with the help of the following key words; factors , health and nutritional status , urban slum children , India. The studies were evaluated based on their quality and publication. Quantitative methodology was predominantly used

Setting

Data Set is collected from VIMO SEWA for the year 2001 -2008, having a sample size of 32,826 health insurance databases.

Ahmadabad - the selected city is accounted for 20,029 claims

Results

The effects of social and economic change on nutritional health may be empirically assessed by physiological measurements, such as anthropometry and food intake, which are nutritional status assessments. Currently, there is no single standard to measure health status. Based on the theoretical perspectives underlying the instruments, health is measured in various ways. Many instruments have been developed, based on different constructs, primarily for different target populations

Conclusion

Slums are the result of various policies covering landownership, infrastructure problems and maintenance and other socio-economic issues. For the poor and immigrant, slum is an easiest choice. The problems of these slums can be minimized, if not removed, by a combined initiative of government, NGOs and industrial employers. With the consistency in the economic development, it can be assumed that future generations will not opt to dwell in urban slums. However, it will take around 25-30 years for these slums to be vacant.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTii

ABSTRACTiii

Objectiveiii

Methodsiii

Settingiii

Resultsiii

Conclusioniii

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Introduction1

Nutritional Status of Urban Slum Children in India2

Systematic Reviews within Public Health3

Systematic Appraisal (SA) and Nutritional Status of Urban Slum Children in India3

Research Question4

Problem4

Intervention or exposure4

Comparison5

Outcome5

Research Hypothesis5

Aims5

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE OVERVIEW7

Introduction7

Public health7

Databases searched8

Key Literature10

Methodological appraisal & biases in literature11

National & international public health context12

Justification for Appraisal Arising From Literature15

Conclusion & link to next chapter16

CHAPTER 03: CONDUCTING THE APPRAISAL17

Introduction17

Geographical context17

Study design17

Rationale of the study18

Population of interest20

Sampling procedures20

Data collection methods21

Data Analysis21

Research Justification22

Ethical Considerations23

Inclusion criteria for households25

Exclusion criteria for households25

Reliability and validity of the study26

CHAPTER 04: THE FINDINGS28

Descriptive Statistics29

Correlation Analysis30

Hypothesis Testing31

Correlating Slum Upgrading and nutritional value34

Regression ...