• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.65-72
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• 2019

This study aimed to identify the prevalence of communicable diseases at household level and associated risk factors among urban slum residents of Rupandehi district of Nepal. A cross-sectional study was carried out among a total of 259 purposively selected households in the urban slum of Butwal sub-metropolitan city, Rupandehi, Nepal between 25 November and 7 December, 2018. Prevalence of communicable diseases in the households within past one year were reported followed by assessment of risk factors associated with prevalence of communicable diseases using multivariable logistic regression analysis. The study result revealed that out of 259 study participants, more than two third (71.8%) reported to have at least any one of the communicable diseases in the household within past one year, and most common (91.9 %) reported to have cold and cough and diarrheal diseases. Final multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that study participants who did not have appropriate lightening in their houses were more likely (aOR 2.75; 95% CI (1.356-5.586)) to have communicable diseases. This study recommends understanding of the existing prevalence of communicable diseases and risk associated with it while designing health promotion activities and appropriate urban planning in Nepal.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.145-158
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• 2020

Dharavi, located in Mumbai, India, is the largest slum in the world, with over 700,000 people living in one area. The provincial government has selected a private business, and planning to promote Dharavi's redevelopment together. In addition, the Indian government announced three city development initiatives in 2015 and is promoting altogether the nationwide urban development in India, redevelopment projects in existing cities, and housing provision for slum residents. Through incorporating ongoing projects such as DMIC industrial corridor and smart city construction in India to the pharmaceutical industry that India has a comparative advantage over other industries, urban pharmaceutical research & production facility and residential complex is proposed in this paper, to be capable of supplying all occupants in the designated site, as a prototype for possible redevelopment directions.