A system for household enumeration and re-identification in densely populated slums to facilitate community research, education, and advocacy.
We devised and implemented an innovative Location-Based Household Coding System (LBHCS) appropriate to a densely populated informal settlement in Mumbai, India.LBHCS codes were designed to double as unique household identifiers and as walking directions; when an entire community is enumerated, LBHCS...
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| author | Dana R Thomson Shrutika Shitole Tejal Shitole Kiran Sawant Ramnath Subbaraman David E Bloom Anita Patil-Deshmukh |
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| description | We devised and implemented an innovative Location-Based Household Coding System (LBHCS) appropriate to a densely populated informal settlement in Mumbai, India.LBHCS codes were designed to double as unique household identifiers and as walking directions; when an entire community is enumerated, LBHCS codes can be used to identify the number of households located per road (or lane) segment. LBHCS was used in community-wide biometric, mental health, diarrheal disease, and water poverty studies. It also facilitated targeted health interventions by a research team of youth from Mumbai, including intensive door-to-door education of residents, targeted follow-up meetings, and a full census. In addition, LBHCS permitted rapid and low-cost preparation of GIS mapping of all households in the slum, and spatial summation and spatial analysis of survey data.LBHCS was an effective, easy-to-use, affordable approach to household enumeration and re-identification in a densely populated informal settlement where alternative satellite imagery and GPS technologies could not be used. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56950bb12e2847bda1a98913a1184fef2022-12-22T02:01:38ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0194e9392510.1371/journal.pone.0093925A system for household enumeration and re-identification in densely populated slums to facilitate community research, education, and advocacy.Dana R ThomsonShrutika ShitoleTejal ShitoleKiran SawantRamnath SubbaramanDavid E BloomAnita Patil-DeshmukhWe devised and implemented an innovative Location-Based Household Coding System (LBHCS) appropriate to a densely populated informal settlement in Mumbai, India.LBHCS codes were designed to double as unique household identifiers and as walking directions; when an entire community is enumerated, LBHCS codes can be used to identify the number of households located per road (or lane) segment. LBHCS was used in community-wide biometric, mental health, diarrheal disease, and water poverty studies. It also facilitated targeted health interventions by a research team of youth from Mumbai, including intensive door-to-door education of residents, targeted follow-up meetings, and a full census. In addition, LBHCS permitted rapid and low-cost preparation of GIS mapping of all households in the slum, and spatial summation and spatial analysis of survey data.LBHCS was an effective, easy-to-use, affordable approach to household enumeration and re-identification in a densely populated informal settlement where alternative satellite imagery and GPS technologies could not be used.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3983094?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Dana R Thomson Shrutika Shitole Tejal Shitole Kiran Sawant Ramnath Subbaraman David E Bloom Anita Patil-Deshmukh A system for household enumeration and re-identification in densely populated slums to facilitate community research, education, and advocacy. PLoS ONE |
| title | A system for household enumeration and re-identification in densely populated slums to facilitate community research, education, and advocacy. |
| title_full | A system for household enumeration and re-identification in densely populated slums to facilitate community research, education, and advocacy. |
| title_fullStr | A system for household enumeration and re-identification in densely populated slums to facilitate community research, education, and advocacy. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A system for household enumeration and re-identification in densely populated slums to facilitate community research, education, and advocacy. |
| title_short | A system for household enumeration and re-identification in densely populated slums to facilitate community research, education, and advocacy. |
| title_sort | system for household enumeration and re identification in densely populated slums to facilitate community research education and advocacy |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3983094?pdf=render |
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