Anita Patil-Deshmukh
Biographic Data
| ID | 1737637 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anita Patil-Deshmukh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anita |
| FAMILY NAME | Patil-Deshmukh |
| SIGNATURE | PATIL-DESHMUKH A |
| AFFILIATIONS | |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Spatializing stigma-power
In disadvantaged neighborhoods such as informal settlements (or “slums” in the Indian context), infrastructural deficits and social conditions have been associated with residents’ poor mental health. Within social determinants of health framework, spatial stigma, or negative portrayal and stereotyping of particular neighborhoods, has been identified as a contributor to health deficits, but remains under-examined in public health research and may …
Divided infrastructure
Inadequate water access is central to the experience of urban inequality across low- and middle-income countries and leads to adverse health and social outcomes. Previous literature on water inequality in Mumbai, India's second largest city, offers diverse explanations for water disparities between and within slums. (1) This study provides new insights on water disparities in Mumbai's slums by evaluating the influence of legal status on water acc…
The psychological toll of slum living in Mumbai, India
The social ecology of water in a Mumbai slum
Our findings reveal severe deficiencies in water-related health and social equity indicators. All bacterial contamination of drinking water occurred due to post-source contamination during storage in the household, except during the monsoon season, when there was some point-of-source water contamination. This suggests that safe storage and household water treatment interventions may improve water quality in slums. Problems of exorbitant expense, …
Off the map
Approximately half of all slums in India are not recognized by the government. Lack of government recognition, also referred to as "non-notified status" in the Indian context, may create entrenched barriers to legal rights and basic services such as water, sanitation, and security of tenure. In this paper, we explore the relationship between non-notified status and health outcomes in Kaula Bandar (KB), a slum in Mumbai, India. We illuminate this …
Social Conditions and Urban Health Inequities
The psychological toll of slum living in Mumbai, India
Off the map
Approximately half of all slums in India are not recognized by the government. Lack of government recognition, also referred to as "non-notified status" in the Indian context, may create entrenched barriers to legal rights and basic services such as water, sanitation, and security of tenure. In this paper, we explore the relationship between non-notified status and health outcomes in Kaula Bandar (KB), a slum in Mumbai, India. We illuminate this …
Social Conditions and Urban Health Inequities
Social Conditions and Urban Health Inequities
Off the map
Approximately half of all slums in India are not recognized by the government. Lack of government recognition, also referred to as "non-notified status" in the Indian context, may create entrenched barriers to legal rights and basic services such as water, sanitation, and security of tenure. In this paper, we explore the relationship between non-notified status and health outcomes in Kaula Bandar (KB), a slum in Mumbai, India. We illuminate this …
The social ecology of water in a Mumbai slum
Our findings reveal severe deficiencies in water-related health and social equity indicators. All bacterial contamination of drinking water occurred due to post-source contamination during storage in the household, except during the monsoon season, when there was some point-of-source water contamination. This suggests that safe storage and household water treatment interventions may improve water quality in slums. Problems of exorbitant expense, …
The psychological toll of slum living in Mumbai, India
Spatializing stigma-power
In disadvantaged neighborhoods such as informal settlements (or “slums” in the Indian context), infrastructural deficits and social conditions have been associated with residents’ poor mental health. Within social determinants of health framework, spatial stigma, or negative portrayal and stereotyping of particular neighborhoods, has been identified as a contributor to health deficits, but remains under-examined in public health research and may …
Divided infrastructure
Inadequate water access is central to the experience of urban inequality across low- and middle-income countries and leads to adverse health and social outcomes. Previous literature on water inequality in Mumbai, India's second largest city, offers diverse explanations for water disparities between and within slums. (1) This study provides new insights on water disparities in Mumbai's slums by evaluating the influence of legal status on water acc…
Environmental health (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Slum (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works)