Poor Urban Environments Research Articles

Planning for child health in a poor urban environment - the case of Jakarta, Indonesia

Planning for child health in a poor urban environment-the case of Jakarta, Indonesia considers the health problems of children living in the kampungs of Jakarta. It describes the most serious health problems; the economic and environmental conditions which contribute to them; and the health services available to poorer households and the use made of them. The authors stress the need for improvements in the housing and living environments of poorer households as one important factor in improving their health.

School Performance, IQ and Female Delinquency

The present study explores the extent to which early school failure may be related causally to female delinquency. Parental interview and school record data were collected on 59 girls (and their families) placed on probation. The results suggest that in a relatively poor urban environment school failure does not play an important etiologic role in female delinquency but rather both the school failure and the delinquency arise from common or co-existing adverse family influences.