Table 1 Selected characteristics of study communities
City | Selected community | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
Baltimore | East Baltimore | High prevalence of low income residents near the Johns Hopkins medical campus; majority of residents are African American |
Shanghai | Sub-district | A suburban area located in the northwest of Shanghai, the size is 18.8 square kilometers with about 200,000 inhabitants and over half of inhabitants are migrants |
Johannesburg | Hillbrow | Densely populated inner city area (size is about 1 square kilometer with approximately 100,000 inhabitants); community is characterized by high levels of poverty and crime; made up of local Johannesburg residents and immigrants |
Ibadan | Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo state | Third largest city in Nigeria; capital of Oyo state – within the city, a poor ‘inner city’ community was selected; predominant ethnic group was Yoruba |
New Delhi | A slum in one of Delhi’s four districts (South Delhi) bordering the state of Haryana | Large slum community inhabited by migrant families from different parts of the country, overwhelmingly poor, lacking basic facilities, such as sanitation and water |