This paper presents and discusses primary data from a survey of 1,070 households in four poor settlements in Mumbai comprising slum-and pavement-dwellers and squatters on the living environment and health conditions. The study attempts to examine the consequences of socio-economic and environmental factors in terms of income, literacy, sanitation and hygiene for morbidity.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/living-environment-and-health-urban-poor
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sunil-kumar-karn
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shigeo-shikura
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hideki-harada
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat-and-urbanisation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/slums
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pavement-dwellers
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/squatter-settlement
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-sanitation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-water-supply