There has been a rapid growth in urban areas, especially in low-and middle-income
countries. The increasing urban population, as well as rural to urban migration, has led to …

This report examines levels and trends in poverty, health status, and use of health services
among children under age 5 living in large cities in low-and middle-income countries, and …

Background: As the world becomes more urban and slums continue to grow in developing
countries, research is needed to measure utilization of health services, health outcomes …

Objectives To document and compare the magnitude of inequities in child malnutrition
across urban and rural areas, and to investigate the extent to which within-urban disparities …

This paper uses DHS data on the urban populations of Ghana, Egypt, Brazil and Thailand to
investigate the effect of poverty and environmental conditions on diarrhoeal disease …

This report describes recent levels and trends in 11 maternal and child health (MCH)
indicators in 11 countries, using the two most recent DHS surveys from each country. The …

Abstract In the United States and other high-income countries, there is intense scholarly and
programmatic interest in the effects of household and neighborhood living standards on …

African cities are experiencing increasing living standard disparities with limited evidence of
intra-urban health disparities. Using data from the 2006–2016 Uganda Demographic and …

In many developing countries including Malawi, health indicators are on average better in
urban than in rural areas. This phenomenon has largely prompted Governments to prioritize …

Demographic and health surveys (DHS) are nationally representative surveys which provide
important information on people's lives and health at a community, region and national level …