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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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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 ...
Donatien, Beguy +6 more
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Campbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 19, Issue 4, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Background Nutritional counseling, which includes two‐way interactive education, has been hypothesized to improve the health and nutritional status of pregnant women, but little is known about the impact such practice of care might have on maternal and infant health and behavioral outcomes of pregnant women living in low income, low‐middle ...
Omar Dewidar +16 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.
Catherine Atahigwa +4 more
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Global Epidemiology, 2020 In sub-Saharan Africa, adult mortality estimates mainly obtained from nationally representative surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys show discrepancies in all-cause mortality between men and women.
Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo +4 more
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Global Epidemiology, 2020 The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System, managed by the African Population and Health Research Center, has been in existence since 2002.
Marylene Wamukoya +3 more
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Global Epidemiology, 2020 Disparities in wealth are socially undesirable and may result in economic inequalities that have destabilizing effects on communities. Globally, more than 700 million people who live in extreme poverty still struggle for the most basic human needs. It is
Moussa Bagayoko +3 more
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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.
Ezeh Alex +3 more
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The health and well-being of older people in Nairobi's slums
Global Health Action, 2010 Background: Globally, it is estimated that people aged 60 and over constitute more than 11% of the population, with the corresponding proportion in developing countries being 8%.
Catherine Kyobutungi +2 more
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Population Health Metrics, 2010 Background Developing countries generally lack complete vital registration systems that can produce cause of death information for health planning in their populations.
Kyobutungi Catherine, Oti Samuel O
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