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

This research paper describes a cross-sectional household survey conducted in summer 2011 to assess the factors driving heat vulnerability among slum dwellers in Ahmedabad, India. The study utilized randomized multistage cluster sampling and multivariate logistic regression to identify associations between vulnerability factors and self-reported heat illness.

• The 2011 study in Ahmedabad identified that self-reported heat illness was associated with specific factors, including age, preexisting medical conditions, the location of a person's work, and their access to health resources and information.
• Extreme heat is identified as a major public health issue in India, with projections indicating that climate change will increase the severity and frequency of these hazards.

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} }