Assessment of socioeconomic and health vulnerability among urban slum dwellers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bangladesh is rapidly urbanizing and approximately half of its urban population resides in deprived slums with limited access to basic needs. However, there is a dearth of information on vulnerability levels among slum dwellers. We aimed to assess the level of vulnerability within and between slums via various socioeconomic and health indicators.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of 810 randomly selected households was conducted in two purposively selected slums, Korail and Shyampur, in Dhaka from November to December 2021. Data was collected on various indicators, including demographics, education, employment, access to utility, and healthcare services. Principal component factor analysis was employed to identify the key indicators to construct the socioeconomic a

SUBMITTER: Hasan MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515451 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature