Smeasuring socio-economic status of an urban squatter settlement in Pakistan using WAMI index

Nousheen Akber Pradhan; Tazeen Saeed Ali; Fauzia Basaria Hasnani; Shireen Shehzad Bhamani; Rozina Karmaliani

Smeasuring socio-economic status of an urban squatter settlement in Pakistan using WAMI index

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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.

Original language	English (UK)
Pages (from-to)	709-714
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume	68
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - May 2018

Keywords

Deh Chuhar
Developing SES
Health outcomes
Socio-economic status
WAMI index

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Smeasuring socio-economic status of an urban squatter settlement in Pakistan using WAMI index

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