Utilization of safe drinking water and sanitary facilities in slum households of Siliguri, West Bengal.

Background: With the rapid expansion of urban population, provision of safe water and basic sanitation is becoming a challenge; especially in slums. This is adversely affecting the health of the people living in such areas.

Objectives: The study was conducted to measure the proportion of households using improved drinking water and sanitation facilities and to determine the association between diarrhea in under-five children with water and sanitation facilities.

Nutritional profile of children under 5 years of age in a tribal community in the district of maldah, west bengal.

Objectives: To determine the nutritional status of under-5 tribal children.

Design: Community-based cross-sectional observational study.

Setting: Three tribal villages of the Chanchal II block of the Maldah district in West Bengal.