Juvenile delinquency has become an urgent concern for sociologists across the globe because it is a significant predictor of possible increase in criminal activity among our growing population. A juvenile person who under age ordinary prosecution, which normally 17 years. The incidence implies that if measures are not taken place, there possibilities situation running out hand. can be considere...

This paper analyzes slum dwellers access to basic amenities and the ways in which they gain access. Mumbai city is a city of the haves and a city of the have-nots. Among these two, one is grimy (slum) and other one is neat (non-slum). They are two distinct but inter-dependent and give Mumbai a part of its character. As per 2011 census the total population of Mumbai was 12.48 Millions. The city ...

OBJECTIVES A large share of the urban population in developing countries lives in informal settlements or "slums" today. This study investigates the association between slum residence and health among adult Ghanaian women residing in the Accra Metropolitan Area. METHODS Health data collected as part of the Women's Health Study of Accra round II (WHSA-II) was combined with data from the Househ...

BACKGROUND The United Nations has predicted that the population of slum dwellers will have grown from one billion people worldwide to 2 billion by 2030. This trend is also predictable in Iran. In the Iranian metropolis of Shiraz, more than 10% of the residents live in slum areas. There are several problems regarding the delivery of social services in these areas. The aim of this study was to ev...

BACKGROUND Understanding women's contraceptive method choices is key to enhancing family planning services provision and programming. Currently however, very little research has addressed inter and intra-regional disparities in women's contraceptive method choice. Using data from slum and non-slum contexts in Nairobi, Kenya, the current study investigates the prevalence of and factors associate...

Little research has been conducted on how differing spatial resolutions or classification techniques affect image-driven identification and categorization of slum neighborhoods in developing nations. This study assesses the correlation between satellite-derived land cover and census-derived socioeconomic variables in Accra, Ghana to determine whether the relationship between these variables is ...

BACKGROUND Alcohol is one of the leading causes of death and disability globally and in India. Information on quantum and pattern of consumption is crucial to formulate intervention programs. OBJECTIVES To identify the extent and pattern of alcohol use in urban, rural, town and slum populations using a uniform methodology. MATERIALS AND METHODS Door-to-door survey was undertaken and simple ...

We conducted this study to assess the neonatal morbidity and care-seeking behavior amongst slum and non-slum dwellers at Lucknow. One hundred and fifty neonates were recruited within 48 hours of birth from an urban Reproductive and Child Health center and followed up at 6 weeks +/- 15 days at home. Twenty five (16.6%) were lost to follow-up. Among those followed up, 46.4% (58/125) developed one...

A national nutritional anaemia-control programme in India, focusing on supplementation of iron to pregnant women after the first trimester of pregnancy, failed to make an impact. It is prudent to recommend the correction of iron stores before the woman becomes pregnant. 'Efficacy' of weekly supplementation of iron has been proved to improve iron stores in adolescence in many studies abroad and ...

Iodine is an essential element in the chemical structure of thyroid hormones. The human body requires around 150 g of iodine everyday, which works out to be a teaspoonful (5gm) over a life span of 70 years. Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of brain damage. The magnitude of IDD in India includes 167 million people at risk and goitre is being considered as important public health probl...