Work-disabling Illness as a Shock for Livelihoods and Poverty in Dhaka Slums, Bangladesh

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作者
Pryer, Jane [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Rogers, Stephen [4 ]
Rahman, Ataur [5 ]
机构
[1] UCL, Royal Free & Univ Med Sch, London, England
[2] Dept Primary Care & Populat Sci, London, England
[3] Int Food Policy Res Inst, Washington, DC 20036 USA
[4] UCL, Royal Free & Univ Med Sch, Dept Primary Care & Populat Sci, London, England
[5] Proshika, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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D O I
10.1080/13563470500159261
中图分类号
TU98 [区域规划、城乡规划];
学科分类号
0814 ; 082803 ; 0833 ;
摘要
This paper examines the impact of work days off due to illness on the financial status and livelihoods of poor slum dwellers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data on illness and socio-economic status were collected in a panel survey with monthly rounds. We contacted over 12 000 individuals during a 12-month period and 2682 adults had taken work days off due to illness. Where adults had taken time off work due to illness, coping responses included a deficit in their financial situation, reducing expenditure, taking loans or mortgages, selling assets, changing their work and begging. Particular households may be vulnerable to adult ill-health. When ill-health prevents an adult earner from working, the household financial situation deteriorates, and strategies are used to offset the effect. It is likely that adult illness is a major contributor to chronic poverty.
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页码:69 / 80
页数:12
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