Browsing by Subject "Slum"
Now showing items 1-4 of 4
-
Affordable housing for low-income group, Purbachal, Dhaka
(Brac University, 2023-09)Each and every hour around 70 people are coming outside from Dhaka in search of job opportunity. They come to city in hope of having a better lifestyle, but mostly ends up living a miserable life in slums or squatter ... -
Coping with uncertainties: Trust dynamics, fluid networks and poverty traps of the urban poor
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2018-04)Over the recent decades, poverty has increasingly become more urbanized, driven partially by the large volume of rural to urban migration. The urban poor not only have to deal with living in overcrowded slums or other ... -
Illness perception of tuberculosis (TB) and health seeking practice among urban slum residents of Bangladesh: a qualitative study
(© 2014 BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)Background: Combating tuberculosis (TB) in urban slums is more complex than in rural areas due to reasons such as over-crowding, unhygienic living conditions and poverty. This study aimed to assess illness perception of ... -
Water quality tests and behavioral factors of child diarrhoea in Dhaka slums
(BRAC University, 2007)Diarrhoeal disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in less developed countries, especially among children aged 0-5 years. It is a symptom of infection caused by a host of bacterial, viral and parasitic ...
