Document Type

Conference Item

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Abstract

Urban poor can be defined as a population in cities with household less than RM940 permonth (Economical Planning Unit, Department of Statistics Malaysia, 2018), measured quantitatively by Poverty Line Index (PLI). More accurately, it is the inability of the individuals in the urban areas to fulfill the requirement on achieving the minimum basic necessities of life including non-monetary indicators such as food, education, health, housing condition, household appliances and amenities (World Bank, 1990; Siwaretal. 1997; Sen, 1999; Rashidahetal, 2012; Samadetal, 2012; Chamcuri, 2016).

Keywords

Urban poor communities, Poverty Line Index (PLI), Parasitic infections, Basic necessities

Divisions

InstituteofBiologicalSciences

Event Title

14th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA 2018)

Event Location

EXCO, Daegu, South Korea

Event Dates

19-24 August 2018

Event Type

conference

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