Is there an urban health crisis? An investigation of the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
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2001
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The Australian National University
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During the last fifty years the rapidly growing cities of the developing world have been
characterised by their relatively low mortality levels in comparison to rural areas - in contrast to
the situation of nineteenth century European cities. Concerns, however, have risen that this
advantage no longer holds especially among the poorer sections of the urban communities. This
is a particular worry as the urban population is set to become the majority population in these
countries in the next few years. This paper uses data from a new survey of poorer Dhaka,
Bangladesh to explore some of the factors that influence health status and health behavior.
Dhaka is one of the world's most rapidly growing cities, a growth driven in large part by the
influx of the very poor and those most likely to suffer from ill health and to be disadvantaged in
gaining access to heal th services.
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Urban Health, Slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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NCEPH Health Transition Centre Working Paper
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Working/Technical Paper
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Open Access
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