Citation

Raoofi A, Amirkhani M, Monjazeb M, Peykari N. Int. J. Prev. Med. 2022; 13(1): e137.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences)

DOI

10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_71_21

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

BACKGROUND: One billion worldwide population is living in slum areas that mostly accompanied with high rates of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, unhealthy situation, and inappropriate health-care services. The prediction of enormous growth of slums by 2030 led to a raise to address the 'plight of slums' in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

METHODS: To address evidence-based health-related priorities, we conducted a systematic review to summarizing evidences on health situations of slums population in Iran. Six electronic databases were systematically searched for published studies without any restriction on age, sex, and language to assess health situations of slums in Iran reported by following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol. All identified articles were screened, quality assessed, and data extracted by two authors independently.

RESULTS: The finding of this systematic review in addition to overall view categorized in five categories: health system, reproductive health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors, social issues besides overall situation of Slums.

CONCLUSIONS: Community-based participatory interventions with socioeconomic approach on modifiable risk factors; active response of health system; establishment new health care centers in slum areas; augmenting the quality of care; active case finding; and elevating health knowledge, attitude, and practice is crucial to achieve SDG's in Slum area. © 2022 International Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; mental health; suicide; systematic review; child; female; health education; infant; male; newborn; Review; Iran; aged; incidence; quality of life; child abuse; poverty; reproductive health; exercise; depression; prevalence; quality control; public health; Health; cause of death; physical activity; sport; addiction; hospitalization; risk assessment; qualitative research; housing; risk factor; awareness; neighborhood; obesity; rural area; urban area; data base; disease predisposition; marriage; smoking; triacylglycerol; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; health care access; health service; chronic disease; groups by age; leisure; social aspect; malaria; cholesterol; health status; tuberculosis; attitude to health; social status; health care; health promotion; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; social environment; health care planning; breast feeding; social class; outpatient care; feeding behavior; diabetes mellitus; infection; hepatitis; divorce; health care system; medical information; kerosene; walking; population; hepatitis vaccine; gasoline; educational status; immigrant; hemoglobin A1c; household; partner violence; body mass; prematurity; congenital disorder; pregnant woman; puerperium; health center; communicable disease; environmental health; water supply; systolic blood pressure; evidence based practice; skin disease; outcome assessment; clinical assessment; data extraction; running; nutritional disorder; birth weight; suburban area; diastolic blood pressure; agricultural land; data synthesis; very elderly; measles mumps rubella vaccine; family planning; passive smoking; weaning; housewife; tobacco use; pleasure; nutrition education; mortality rate; non communicable disease; crowding (area); family income; anomie; newborn period; BCG vaccine; poliomyelitis vaccine; Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses; vaccination coverage; sustainable development goal; fruit consumption; vegetable consumption; livestock; radio; Pediculus; poverty areas; primary education; protein calorie malnutrition; slum