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1. 1. In the world of flying toilets - Perceived health benefits of improved environment. A case study of Nairobi slums.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Sara Norlén; [2011]
   Keywords : urbanisation; Nairobi; slums; water and sanitation; physical environment; health inequities; health benefits; slum dwellers’ perception; social determinants of health; capability approach; health belief model; social justice; slum upgrading initiatives; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study explores how community members in Nairobi slums perceive the health benefits of improvements of the physical environment with focus on water and sanitation, how it can be obtained, further sustained and how the community members can be involved. Location and socioeconomic status variations were also explored. READ MORE