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Social capital and accessing services and support during COVID-19 in informal settlements of Dhaka, Bangladesh: A cross sectional study

Authors: Farzana Manzoor, Wafa Alam, Imran Hossain, Nadia Farnaz, Bachera Aktar, Sabina Faiz Rashid Objective To explore different forms of social capital networks, exist in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh and how these social capital networks were helpful during the pandemic. Method A cross-sectional study with a qualitative approach was conducted in three urban slums […]
Social capital and accessing services and support during COVID-19 in informal settlements of Dhaka, Bangladesh: A cross sectional study
Bangladesh

Formal vs Informal : Health Governance in Urban Slums in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Bachera Aktar (bachera.aktar@bracu.ac.bd), BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK Background One-third of the population of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh, live in slums (BBS, 2015) which are often left out of urban planning and development (Banks, 2011). There is a lack […]
Formal vs Informal : Health Governance in Urban Slums in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
Kenya

Slum dwellers are at increased risk of intimate partner violence and HIV as they cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects

Slum dwellers are at increased risk of intimate partner violence and HIV as they cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. Background People in informal settlements face disproportionally high risk of ill-health, including HIV & intimate partner violence (IPV). Shocks, like the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant economic and social lockdowns, interrupt existing services […]
Slum dwellers are at increased risk of intimate partner violence and HIV as they cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects
Sierra Leone

Understanding the Health and Wellbeing of Young People in Informal Settlements in Freetown, Sierra Leone - A Community-based Participatory Study

The world population is becoming increasingly urban with an expected growth of over 60% by 2050. Young people account for a large proportion of the population in low and middle-income countries particularly in informal settlements, and face several challenges to their health and well-being, including good housing, basic healthcare services, and education. Yet, little research […]
Understanding the Health and Wellbeing of Young People in Informal Settlements in Freetown, Sierra Leone - A Community-based Participatory Study
India

Understanding the Embodiment of Discrimination, Stigma, and Agency Among Waste Workers in Shimla India and its Impact on Their Health and Wellbeing

Existing evidence and knowledge on waste workers in India is largely focused on the scientific treatment of waste and integrating waste workers into solid waste management systems. Research that explores and understands the more intimate aspects of their lives is hard to find. This research aims to bring forth the lived realities and experiences of […]
Understanding the embodiment of discrimination, stigma, and agency among waste workers in Shimla India and its impact on their health and wellbeing

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