A Cross-Sectional, Randomized Cluster Sample Survey of Household Vulnerability to Extreme Heat among Slum Dwellers in Ahmedabad, India

A 2011 survey in Ahmedabad, India, investigated heat vulnerability among slum dwellers using randomized cluster sampling. The study identified that self-reported heat illness was associated with age, preexisting medical conditions, work location, and access to health information and resources.

• The study identified several factors associated with self-reported heat illness among slum dwellers in Ahmedabad, specifically age, preexisting medical conditions, work location, and access to health information and resources.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). A Cross-Sectional, Randomized Cluster Sample Survey of Household Vulnerability to Extreme Heat among Slum Dwellers in Ahmedabad, India. https://cdkn.org/resource/household-vulnerability-to-extreme-heat-among-slum-dwellers-ahmedabad-india

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. A Cross-Sectional, Randomized Cluster Sample Survey of Household Vulnerability to Extreme Heat among Slum Dwellers in Ahmedabad, India. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/household-vulnerability-to-extreme-heat-among-slum-dwellers-ahmedabad-india.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014crosssectional, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{A Cross-Sectional, Randomized Cluster Sample Survey of Household Vulnerability to Extreme Heat among Slum Dwellers in Ahmedabad, India}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/household-vulnerability-to-extreme-heat-among-slum-dwellers-ahmedabad-india}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }