STUDIES ON HEALTH AND HYGIENE IN SLUMS OF KOLHAPUR CITY

ABSTRACT

The slums taken for the study purpose are located in Kolhapur municipal corporation land, private land as well as government land . Total slum population is around 11% of total population of the city. Residents in slum areas live in poor living conditions that lack basic amenities like water availability, light, toilets, ration card, schools, etc. Unhygienic conditions in slum areas are responsible for the spread of diseases. For present study purpose four slums in the Kolhapur city namely Rajendranagar, Avchitnagar, Vicharemal and Kanannagar were selected. The information related to environmental health and hygiene of people was collected through questionnaire survey. Among selected sites the target group was residents in slums, officials of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation and resident doctors in the area. This study aims to present a data related to health and hygiene conditions of slums in the Kolhapur city which in future helps to mitigate various environmental health problems in this area.