A System for Household Enumeration and Re-identification in Densely Populated Slums to Facilitate Community Research, Education, and Advocacy

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2014
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Abstract
Background We devised and implemented an innovative Location-Based Household Coding System (LBHCS) appropriate to a densely populated informal settlement in Mumbai, India. Methods and Findings 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. Conclusion 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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Authors Dana R. Thomson;Shrutika Shitole;Tejal Shitole;Kiran Sawant;Ramnath Subbaraman;David E. Bloom;Anita Patil-Deshmukh;
Journal PloS one
Year 2014
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10.1371/journal.pone.0093925
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093925
Keywords
spatial analysis urban infrastructure biometrics cartography geographic information systems water resources census socioeconomic aspects of health

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