Nutritional Status of School Going Children of 5-15 Years of Age:Urban Slums Scenario in Karachi, Pakistan

Shahid Ahsan, Zahida Saleh, Sikander Ali Sheikh, Muhammad Faisal Fahim, Muhammad Saleh Memon and Sidra Shakil
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Shahid Ahsan: Department of Biochemistry, Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Pakistan
Zahida Saleh: Department of Pediatrics, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pakistan
Sikander Ali Sheikh: Department of Community Projects, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pakistan
Muhammad Faisal Fahim: Department of Physical Therapy, Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Pakistan
Muhammad Saleh Memon: Department of Research, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pakistan
Sidra Shakil: Department of Vitreo Retina, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pakistan

Biostatistics and Biometrics Open Access Journal, 2020, vol. 10, issue 2, 22-26

Abstract: Rapid migration to the urban areas in the twentieth century has been accompanied by the development of slums [1]. These are unorganized settlement in urban areas with run down housings, overcrowding, poor water and sanitation, poverty and social disorganization [2]. According to an estimate, nearly 1/3rd of the world’s population lived in slums. Whereas in the least developed countries more than 60% of urban populations lived in slums [3]. With this current trend, it is anticipated that number of slum dwellers may reach to 2 billion by 2030 that in next twenty years (2050) may reach to 3 billion [4]. In Karachi, one of the largest cities and economic hub of Pakistan, there are more than 600 slum areas accommodating nearly 65 percent of the Karachi population [5]. The presence of slums has global and regional implications, affecting health, education and child mortality [6].

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