Open AccessSatisfaction of Life of Slum Dwellers Pre- and Post- Rehabilitation in India
Author(s) -
Ritu Sharma,
Neeta Khurana,
Anna Bagrij
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
scholedge international journal of multidisciplinary and allied studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2394-336X
DOI - 10.19085/journal.sijmas051001
Subject(s) - slum , poverty , quality of life (healthcare) , socioeconomics , rehabilitation , geography , environmental health , medicine , economic growth , sociology , nursing , physical therapy , population , economics
The present study was primary research intended to understand the quality of life of Slum Dwellers in Gujarat, India. Quality of life of 348 Slum Dwellers in Urban City of Gujarat was mapped on physical, psychological, social, environmental and economic factors using standardized psychometric tools and statistically computed to understand the variation across males and females of below poverty line residents of slums. Findings indicate a scenario of quality of life of slum dwellers before slum rehabilitation.