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Abstract
Over the last few decades, there have been an unprecedented increase of the urban population in developing countries, which resulted in the proliferation of squatters on the fringes of most cities. Egypt which suffers from the rapid unchecked urbanization, which exceeds its resources and increases the overload on the infrastructures.
Residents of squatter areas are mainly poor, living under unfavorable conditions as these areas are not served by potable piped water; electricity or piped sewage system and overcrowding predominates. Several studies proved the close relationship between the incidence of diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia and rickets and the degree of overcrowding and lack of sanitation in a dwelling.
In Alexandria (Egypt), there are about 54 squatter areas in which over 2.280.869 million populations live. It was important to assess the health of the most vulnerable groups (mothers and under-five children) in such squatter areas.
The aim of this study is to assess the health status of preschool children aged 3 to 5 years living in squatter area in Alexandria. The study was conducted in 10 nurseries located in 5 squatter areas in Alexandria affiliated to the ministry of social affairs which had been selected.