Children living in slum conditions who are at greater risk of infectious diseases than those in urban areas are less likely to be vaccinated. – VoICE
Key Concept

Key Evidence: Children in slum settings have higher burdens of vaccine-preventable disease (one study found children in slums in Manila, Philippines were 9 times more likely to have tuberculosis than other urban children) and lower rates of immunization (a study in Niger found 35% coverage in slums vs. 86% in non-slum urban areas).

Unger, A. 2013. Children’s health in slum settings. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 98(10).
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