TY - JOUR
T1 - Smeasuring socio-economic status of an urban squatter settlement in Pakistan using WAMI index
AU - Pradhan, Nousheen Akber
AU - Ali, Tazeen Saeed
AU - Hasnani, Fauzia Basaria
AU - Bhamani, Shireen Shehzad
AU - Karmaliani, Rozina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Pakistan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - Objective: To determine the socio-economic status of a peri-urban community. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Deh Chuhar village, Gaddap Town, Karachi from December 2015 to February 2016. The Water/Sanitation, Assets, Maternal Education and Income Index was used. All variables were given a score on the scale of 0-8. The resulting index was illustrated in the form of quintiles. Results: A total of 254 households were surveyed. Total population was 2117 with mean number of household members being 8±4. Mean index score was 0.39±0.14 and the median score was 0.375. Percentile distribution of the score indicated that 152(60%) households scored below 0.40 whereas, 51 (20%) were in the highest quintile with a score above 0.50. Conclusion: Water/Sanitation, Assets, Maternal Education and Income index suggested poor socio-economic status of the community studied.
AB - Objective: To determine the socio-economic status of a peri-urban community. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Deh Chuhar village, Gaddap Town, Karachi from December 2015 to February 2016. The Water/Sanitation, Assets, Maternal Education and Income Index was used. All variables were given a score on the scale of 0-8. The resulting index was illustrated in the form of quintiles. Results: A total of 254 households were surveyed. Total population was 2117 with mean number of household members being 8±4. Mean index score was 0.39±0.14 and the median score was 0.375. Percentile distribution of the score indicated that 152(60%) households scored below 0.40 whereas, 51 (20%) were in the highest quintile with a score above 0.50. Conclusion: Water/Sanitation, Assets, Maternal Education and Income index suggested poor socio-economic status of the community studied.
KW - Deh Chuhar
KW - Developing SES
KW - Health outcomes
KW - Socio-economic status
KW - WAMI index
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M3 - Article
C2 - 29885167
AN - SCOPUS:85046284994
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 68
SP - 709
EP - 714
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 5
ER -