Table 1 Inclusion criteria for urban poverty and nutrition studies
Criteria | Inclusion |
|---|---|
Type of Literature | Peer reviewed journal articles. |
Type of Studies | Qualitative or quantitative empirical studies. |
“Intervention” | Studies looking at individuals or households described as poor through income, assets, geographic location/areas lacking basic services, participation in social program for socially disadvantaged groups or those directly defined as poor through specific poverty indexes. |
Level of Analysis | Analyses of poor individuals, families or households settled in urban areas. |
Analytical Perspective | Descriptive analyses or in-depth cases looking at the urban poor. Comparative analyses comparing urban poor with urban non-poor or with rural poor. |
Outcome | Healthy diet, anemia, overweight and obesity, micronutrient deficiency, micronutrient malnutrition. |
Target Population | Urban populations. “Urban” could be defined in terms of population size, population density, type of economic activity, level of infrastructure, or a combination of these or other criteria. |