Socio-economic, Hygiene and Nutritional Status of Indian Slums: A Scoping Review Rani K. Jansi1, Maheswari S. Kavitha2,5, Kot Sebastian3,6, Hariharasudan A.4,* 1Research Scholar, Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Mother Teresa University, Kodaikanal, India 2Faculty of FSM & D, Government Arts College for Women, Nilakottai, India 3The Management Faculty, Czestochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 19B, 42–201, Częstochowa, Poland 4Faculty of English, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, India 5Faculty of Nutrition and Dietetics, The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women, Sivakasi, India 6Faculty of Economic Sciences and IT, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, PO Box 1174, Vanderbijlpark, 1900, South Africa *Corresponding Author: A. Hariharasudan, Faculty of English, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, India Phone: +919894816754 Email: dr.a.hariharasudhan@gmail.com
Online published on 19 August, 2019. Abstract In the third millennium, the growth of urbanization is rapid, especially the fast developing country like India move faster towards urbanization, which is lopsided with the expansion of slums. This scoping review aims to present the socio-economic, hygiene and nutritional status of the slums in India. The methodology of the study analyses the previous studies on the selected research problem in back-and-forth method. Through intense and diverse studies, this paper has arrived at the results that the socio-economic status of the Indian slums is very low. The hygiene and sanitation of those slums are in need of an immediate call. Above all, the nutritional status of the slum dwellers, especially the women and children is terrifically low. The authors also report the lack of studies on the selected topic in the southern part of India and also recommend such studies to be carried out in the future. Top Keywords Slum, Slum Dwellers, Socio-economic Status, Hygiene and Sanitation, Nutritional Status. Top |