Assessment of socioeconomic and health vulnerability among urban slum dwellers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
The SEHVI-BD offers a critical tool for policymakers to identify and address vulnerabilities, facilitating more targeted public health interventions in urban Bangladesh and similar low-income settings. This study further emphasizes the importance of integrating comprehensive vulnerability assessments into public health policies to reduce inequalities and improve well-being, especially for the urban marginalized slum population.
Authors
- Shehrin Shaila Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6546-9120)
- Gazi Golam Mehdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9408-9677)
- Daniel D. Reidpath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-0420)
- Md Golam Rabbani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3166-0397)
- Md. Zahid Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3824-8947)
- Mohammad Wahid Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3157-785X)
- Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1483-5557)
- Khadija Islam Tisha
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Queen Margaret University (GB)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20425-9
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.67
Funders
- Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete