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  Awareness and Preparedness Regarding Disasters among Residents of An Urban Slum in Delhi

  By Bikash Chetry, Charu ., N. Thian Guite, Anil K Gupta, Jugal Kishore

  Abstract: The burden of natural disasters falls most heavily upon developing nations where over 95% of disaster related deaths occur. Urban areas are especially prone to disasters affecting millions of people each year through loss of life, serious injury, and loss of assets and livelihoods. To assess the awareness and preparedness about disasters among residents of an urban slum in central Delhi, a community based cross sectional study was conducted among …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2011 Read article →