Identification of priority health conditions for field-based screening in urban slums in Bangalore, India

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Overview of the health issues identified in the literature and the interviews

Health issue^a	Literature^b	Interviews^c
Diarrhoea	33	15
Sexually transmitted infections	4	6
Tuberculosis	4	8
Hepatitis	5
Typhoid	3	6
Malaria	1	2
Dengue Fever	2	3
Chikungunya	1	8
Tetanus	4
Sepsis	4
Measles	3
Cholera	3
Parasitic infections	1	3
Meningitis	2
Leptospirosis	1
Diphtheria	1
Infection (unspecified)	1
Cancer		8
Thalassemia		2
Anaemia	11	13
Malnutrition	22	12
Diabetes	4	15
Thyroid disorders	1	7
Protein and micronutrient deficiencies	1
Vitamin deficiencies (unspecified)	3
Vitamin A deficiency	2
Iodine deficiency	1
Obesity	9
Menstrual problems	2	9
Dyslipidaemia	1
Hypocalcaemia	1
Rickets	1
Depression	2	7
Other mental health issues	1	5
Epilepsy	1
Seizures	1
Ophthalmological issues	2	1
Dental issues	1	1
Otitis media	1	1
ENT issues	1
Hypertension	6	16
Coronary heart disease	3	8
Rheumatic heart disease	1
Renal issues	1
Pneumonia	4	3
Other respiratory diseases	11	11
Pleural effusion	1
Other gastrointestinal issues	4	10
Dermatological issues	5	4
Muskuloskeletal issues and arthralgia	2	1
Cervical spondylosis		1
Reproductive tract infections	3	14
Urinary tract infections	1	7
Male reproductive health issues	1
Obstetric issues	5	3
Low birth weight	5
Asphyxia	4
Congenital anomalies and malformations	4
Fever (unspecified)	4	3
Jaundice	3	2

^aOther respiratory issues: acute respiratory infections, cough and cold. Ophthalmological issues: eye infections, short sight and diabetic retinopathy. Other gastrointestinal issues: gastroenteritis and vomiting. Obstetric issues: pregnancy induced hypertension, acute partum haemorrhage, severe infections and postpartum haemorrhage. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs): Trichomoniasis, Syphilis, Herpes, HIV and Gonorrhoea. ENT issues: Ear, Nose and Throat infections
^bthe number of times the health issue was reported in the literature
^cthe number of times the health issue was identified as a main health problem in the slums during interviews

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