Trends and risk factors for non-communicable diseases mortality in Nairobi slums (2008–2017) [PDF]
Global Epidemiology, 2021 Introduction: Tracking progress in reaching global targets for reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) requires accurately collected population based longitudinal data.
Gershim Asiki +2 more
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Health & Demographic Surveillance System Profile: The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) [PDF]
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2015 The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) was the first urban-based longitudinal health and demographic surveillance platform in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The NUHDSS was established in 2002 to provide a platform to investigate the long-term social, economic and health consequences of urban residence, and to serve as a ...
Clement Oduor +2 more
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Characterisation of tuberculosis mortality in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: analysis of data between 2002 and 2016 [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the key public health problems in Africa. Due to multifaceted challenges, its burden is poorly described in informal settlements. We describe tuberculosis mortality in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.
Judy Gichuki, Donnie Mategula
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Determinants of transitions in water and sanitation services in two urban slums of Nairobi: A multi-state modeling approach [PDF]
Global Epidemiology, 2021 Access to improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services at the household level remains a good strategy to improve the health and well-being of individuals.
Samuel Iddi +2 more
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Childhood vaccination in informal urban settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: Who gets vaccinated? [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2011 Background Recent trends in global vaccination coverage have shown increases with most countries reaching 90% DTP3 coverage in 2008, although pockets of undervaccination continue to persist in parts of sub-Saharan Africa particularly in the urban slums ...
Martin Kavao Mutua
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The burden of disease profile of residents of Nairobi's slums: Results from a Demographic Surveillance System [PDF]
Population Health Metrics, 2008 Background With increasing urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa and poor economic performance, the growth of slums is unavoidable. About 71% of urban residents in Kenya live in slums.
Catherine Kyobutungi, Alex Ezeh
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Assessment of cardiovascular risk in a slum population in Kenya: use of World Health Organisation/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) risk prediction charts - secondary analyses of a household survey [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2019 Objectives Although cardiovascular disease (CVD) is of growing importance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there are conflicting views regarding CVD as a major public health problem for the urban poor, including those living in slums.
Oyinlola Oyebode +3 more
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Determinants of under-five mortality in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya from 2002 to 2018 [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Childhood mortality persists as a significant public health challenge in low and middle-income countries and is uneven within countries, with poor communities such as urban informal settlements bearing the highest burden.
Samuel Iddi +4 more
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Modelling seizure-related predictors of epilepsy diagnostic gap in two urban informal settlements of Nairobi using machine learning [PDF]
Global EpidemiologyBackground: There is a wide gap in epilepsy diagnosis, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. We used machine learning models to identify seizure-related factors associated with the epilepsy diagnostic gap within the Nairobi Urban Health and ...
Daniel Mwanga +15 more
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Global Epidemiology, 2020 High maternal mortality remains a challenge for the attainment of the third Sustainable Development Goal in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, maternal mortality ratio remains high at 362 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Damazo T Kadengye, Samuel Iddi
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