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Inside an Urban House - A Cross Sectional Study on Urban Housing Standards
ISSN: 2319 - 2453
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Inside an Urban House - A Cross Sectional Study on Urban Housing Standards
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ICC-1702
Publisher: Dr. Prabhakar Puttachandra
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IAA.ZONE/2319405182453
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Abstract
Introduction: Poor housing can increase the risk to people due to structurally deficient housing, poor construction or maintenance, can increase the chances of fall and risk of injuries. Indoor environment refers to the quality of air inside the dwelling. From different sources indoor air pollution can occur, mainly from inappropriate building materials can cause cracks, crevices, moulds and dust. Objective: To assess the housing standards in urban field practice area under Department of Community medicine, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar. Materials & Methods: A community based cross-sectional study using universal sampling technique conducted in urban Kolar Karnataka. Among all households living for at least minimum of 1-year duration under Gandhi Nagar P.H.C urban field practice area of Department of Community Medicine, SDUMC, Kolar were approached and house to house survey was done. Interview was done to Head of the ...
