Urban Slums | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 14 May 2025

Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition in the urban slums of Belagavi: a cross-sectional study among young children

in Children and Health

Deshna Oswal
Mubashir Angolkar
N. S. Mahantashetti
Mayank Singh
Shivani Haritay
Madan Godbole

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2025.1559692

2,437 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Examining households’ expenditure patterns on water, sanitation, and hygiene services in urban slums in Southeast Nigeria

in Water and Human Health

Uchenna Ezenwaka
Obinna Onwujekwe
Chukwudi Nwokolo
Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira Filha

Frontiers in Water

doi 10.3389/frwa.2025.1632720

1,002 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Aug 2022

Socioeconomic inequalities and family planning utilization among female adolescents in urban slums in Nigeria

in Contraception and Family Planning

Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi
Olutoyin Opeyemi Ikuteyijo
Jacob Wale Mobolaji
Temitope Erinfolami
Samuel O. Adebayo

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2022.838977

9,372 views
11 citations

Community Case Study

Published on 01 Oct 2021

Scaling Access to Contraception for Youth in Urban Slums: The Challenge Initiative's Systems-Based Multi-Pronged Strategy for Youth-Friendly Cities

in Contraception and Family Planning

Krishna Bose
Kim Martin
Kathryn Walsh
Maheen Malik
Paul Nyachae
Morine Lucy Sierra
Albert Bwire
Denis Sama
Tumaini Kiyola
Vanessa Mitchell

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2021.673168

9,385 views
20 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 May 2025

Referral experiences of healthcare consumers: results from a cross-sectional study in urban slums in southeast Nigeria

in Public Health Policy

Chinelo Obi
Ifeyinwa Arize
Chukwudi Nwokolo
Benard Okechi
Bassey Ebenso
Obinna Onwujekwe

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1561158

2,604 views

Review

Published on 08 Nov 2022

A review on household air pollution and biomass use over Kenya

in Environmental Citizen Science

Zablon Weku Shilenje
Scholastica Maloba
Victor Ongoma

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2022.996038

9,080 views
15 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Jul 2019

Prevalence and Correlates of Undernutrition in Young Children Living in Urban Slums of Mumbai, India: A Cross Sectional Study

in Children and Health

Samantha Lee Huey
Julia Leigh Finkelstein
Sudha Venkatramanan
Shobha A. Udipi
Padmini Ghugre
Varsha Thakker
Aparna Thorat
Ramesh D. Potdar
Harsha V. Chopra
Anura V. Kurpad

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00191

13,276 views
46 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2022

Improving timeliness and completion of infant vaccination among infants in Nigerian urban slums through older women's participation

in Life-Course Epidemiology and Social Inequalities in Health

Folusho Mubowale Balogun
Eniola Adetola Bamgboye
Abimbola Ellen Akindolire

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.898636

3,669 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Mar 2025

Assessing informal healthcare providers' knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of malaria and diarrhea: evidence from urban informal settlements in Southeast Nigeria

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Ifeyinwa Arize
Joy Ozughalu
Bernard Okechi
Chinyere Mbachu
Obinna Onwujekwe
Bassey Ebenso

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1556996

2,339 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Perceptions, acceptability, and utilization of HIV self-testing kits among young people in urban slums in Kampala

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Micheal C. Segawa
Sabrina B. Kitaka
Amelia M. Namiiro
Bruno Natuhwera
Praise D. Ahereza
Ivaan Pitua
Marvin Kirya
Denis Kiberu
Tom Okade
Sarah M. Najjuka

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1704705

759 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Nov 2024

Water, sanitation, and hygiene service inequalities and their associated factors among urban slums and rural communities in Eastern Ethiopia

in Environmental Health and Exposome

Getachew Kabew Mekonnen
Abdurauf Zako
Fitsum Weldegebreal
Assefa Desalew
Temam Beshir Raru
Ukash Umer
Kedir Urgesa

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1438748

6,279 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Oct 2021

Prevalence of the Acute Respiratory Infections and Associated Factors in the Rural Areas and Urban Slum Areas of Western Maharashtra, India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

in Children and Health

Sujata Murarkar
Jayashree Gothankar
Prakash Doke
Girish Dhumale
Prasad D. Pore
Sanjay Lalwani
Sanjay Quraishi
Reshma S. Patil
Vivek Waghachavare
Randhir Dhobale

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2021.723807

19,452 views
30 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2025

Barriers and enablers in the micronutrient powder supply chain: lessons from a process evaluation of a home fortification programme in Bangladesh

in Nutrition and Sustainable Diets

Md. Fakhar Uddin
Md. Aminul Islam
Mahfuzur Rahman
Tahmeed Ahmed
Haribondhu Sarma

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2024.1429526

2,183 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Vulnerabilities among children of migrant rag pickers in UT Jammu and Kashmir: examining in the context of sustainable development goals 4 and 10

in Migration and Society

Shabir Ahmad Najar
Wakar Amin Zargar
Bilal Ahmad Khan

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1695642

744 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Co-production of informal settlement health: A community based participatory research program for building healthy communities in urban informal settlements of Salvador, Brazil

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Hammed Mogaji
Lopez Yeimi Alexandra Alzate
Lívia Almeida Figuerêdo
João Henrique Araujo Virgens
Marie Agnes Aliaga
Hernan Dario Argibay
Inajara Salles
Andreane Pereira Moreira
Terezinha de Jesus Lima e Silva
Suzana Cristina dos Santos

Frontiers in Public Health

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Community-based Kangaroo Mother Care in low-birth-weight infants: A quality improvement study in the urban slums of Kolkata, West Bengal

in Neonatology

Sweta Halder
TILA KHAN
Naresh Kumar Gupta
Rumeli Das
Sreeparna Ghosh Mukherjee

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Articles

Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition in the urban slums of Belagavi: a cross-sectional study among young children

Examining households’ expenditure patterns on water, sanitation, and hygiene services in urban slums in Southeast Nigeria

Socioeconomic inequalities and family planning utilization among female adolescents in urban slums in Nigeria

Scaling Access to Contraception for Youth in Urban Slums: The Challenge Initiative's Systems-Based Multi-Pronged Strategy for Youth-Friendly Cities

Referral experiences of healthcare consumers: results from a cross-sectional study in urban slums in southeast Nigeria

A review on household air pollution and biomass use over Kenya

Prevalence and Correlates of Undernutrition in Young Children Living in Urban Slums of Mumbai, India: A Cross Sectional Study

Improving timeliness and completion of infant vaccination among infants in Nigerian urban slums through older women's participation

Assessing informal healthcare providers' knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of malaria and diarrhea: evidence from urban informal settlements in Southeast Nigeria

Perceptions, acceptability, and utilization of HIV self-testing kits among young people in urban slums in Kampala

Water, sanitation, and hygiene service inequalities and their associated factors among urban slums and rural communities in Eastern Ethiopia

Prevalence of the Acute Respiratory Infections and Associated Factors in the Rural Areas and Urban Slum Areas of Western Maharashtra, India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Barriers and enablers in the micronutrient powder supply chain: lessons from a process evaluation of a home fortification programme in Bangladesh

Vulnerabilities among children of migrant rag pickers in UT Jammu and Kashmir: examining in the context of sustainable development goals 4 and 10

Co-production of informal settlement health: A community based participatory research program for building healthy communities in urban informal settlements of Salvador, Brazil

Community-based Kangaroo Mother Care in low-birth-weight infants: A quality improvement study in the urban slums of Kolkata, West Bengal