Assessing income-wise household environmental conditions and disease profile in urban areas: Study of an Indian city |
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Authors: | Atiqur Rahman |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, 110 025, India |
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Abstract: | The main objectives of the present study are: (i) to assess the income-wise household environmental conditions of the sampled
households in Aligarh city, (ii) to examine income-wise disease profile of the population, (iii) to assess the relationship
between income and four most occurring diseases, (iv) draw out inter-relationship between income, non-ideal household environmental
conditions and environment related diseases. The quality of life and diseases in any urban areas get reflected by the immediate
neighborhood in different parts of the city which depends upon the income strata of the households, their way of living, and
their understanding of their household environment. This is because it is the household environment, which exerts the most
and immediate influence on the life of the people. This study was carried out in order to assess household environmental conditions
(i.e. housing conditions, bathroom and sanitation conditions, water supply conditions, water logging conditions, household
garbage and solid waste, household pests, indoor air and indoor noise pollution) and their effect on the health of the resident
population of Aligarh city. The method includes household survey of Aligarh city using questionnaires. The sampled households
were classified into five income groups from very low to very high. Relationship was tested between income and household environmental
conditions and also between income and diseases using Chi-Square technique. About 55% of the total sampled households suffer
from diarrhea/dysentery, 43% jaundice, 42% malaria and 41% respiratory diseases. About 40% suffer from skin diseases, small
pox/chicken pox. All these diseases are a result of poor household environmental conditions. Whereas 35% people reported other
diseases (i.e. heart disease, hypertension and diabetes), only 14.42% households reported of tuberculosis. The study concludes
that there exists a significant positive relationship between income level and household environmental conditions, and also
between income and various diseases among sampled households of Aligarh city. |
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Keywords: | disease profile environmental conditions households income group urban area |
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