The present study attempts to establish the association between neighbourhood environmental
problems and health of the residents in Azamgarh City. For the purpose of study, different wards of
the city are grouped into several neighbourhoods based on income wise dominance in the wards,
population density and household density. The study is based on primary source of data collected
through questionnaire, interviews from respondents belonging to different neighbourhoods of the
city. Neighbourhood physical environmental conditions of each neighbourhood, such as water
supply and quality, drainage conditions, water logging conditions, overcrowding, air and noise
pollution in each neighbourhood has been examined to find major environmental challenges in the
Azamgarh City. The result shows that most common environmental issues in Azamgarh City are
accumulation and improper disposal of solid waste, inadequate drainage conditions and water
logging, insufficient water supply, poor quality of water, overcrowding, air and noise pollution etc.
Further correlation analysis reveals a positive relationship between neighbourhood environmental
problem and occurrence of various diseases like malaria, typhoid, jaundice, cholera, dengue,
diarrhoea and worm infestation etc.
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Author Name: Dr (Mrs.) Saleha Jamal Uzma Ajmal
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Keywords: Neighbourhood Environment Health Diseases Residents
ISSN: 2249-3921
EISSN: 2249-4316
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