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Nutritional Status of School Going Children of 5-15 Years of Age:Urban Slums Scenario in Karachi, Pakistan

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  • Shahid Ahsan

    (Department of Biochemistry, Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Pakistan)

  • Zahida Saleh

    (Department of Pediatrics, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pakistan)

  • Sikander Ali Sheikh

    (Department of Community Projects, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Faisal Fahim

    (Department of Physical Therapy, Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Saleh Memon

    (Department of Research, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pakistan)

  • Sidra Shakil

    (Department of Vitreo Retina, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pakistan)

Abstract

Rapid migration to the urban areas in the twentieth century has been accompanied by the development of slums [1]. These are unorganized settlement in urban areas with run down housings, overcrowding, poor water and sanitation, poverty and social disorganization [2]. According to an estimate, nearly 1/3rd of the world’s population lived in slums. Whereas in the least developed countries more than 60% of urban populations lived in slums [3]. With this current trend, it is anticipated that number of slum dwellers may reach to 2 billion by 2030 that in next twenty years (2050) may reach to 3 billion [4]. In Karachi, one of the largest cities and economic hub of Pakistan, there are more than 600 slum areas accommodating nearly 65 percent of the Karachi population [5]. The presence of slums has global and regional implications, affecting health, education and child mortality [6].

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  • Shahid Ahsan & Zahida Saleh & Sikander Ali Sheikh & Muhammad Faisal Fahim & Muhammad Saleh Memon & Sidra Shakil, 2020. "Nutritional Status of School Going Children of 5-15 Years of Age:Urban Slums Scenario in Karachi, Pakistan," Biostatistics and Biometrics Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 10(2), pages 22-26, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jbboaj:v:10:y:2020:i:2:p:22-26
    DOI: 10.19080/BBOAJ.2020.10.555781
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    2. Laura B. Nolan, 2015. "Slum Definitions in Urban India: Implications for the Measurement of Health Inequalities," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 41(1), pages 59-84, March.
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