Health Status of Women Slum Dwellers in Visakhapatnam City

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The book delves into the harsh realities of slum life, depicting overcrowded living conditions where multiple generations share a single room for all activities. It highlights the absence of basic health and welfare services, leading to rampant issues such as crime, disease, and illiteracy. The narrative emphasizes the severe consequences of poverty, including malnutrition, high infant mortality rates, and the prevalence of low birth weight among babies. Overall, it portrays slums as areas of extreme human degradation and suffering, lacking essential resources and support.