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Adult non-communicable disease mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major global issue, as other categories of mortality have diminished and life expectancy has increased.
Adjei, A, Alam, N, Ansah, P, Bagagnan, CH, Bangha, M, Bauni, E, Bhuiya, A, Bonfoh, B, Byass, P, Chuc, NT, Crampin, A, Debpuur, C, Delaunay, V, Diallo, A, Douillot, L, Ezeh, A, Gomez, P, Gyapong, M, Gómez-Olivé, FX, Haile, F, Hanifi, SM, Herbst, K, Jasseh, M, Juvekar, S, Kahn, K, Kant, S, Khan, WA, Kone, S, Kyobutungi, C, Lankoandé, B, Laserson, KF, Lele, P, Melaku, YA, Misra, P, Mochamah, G, Mossong, J, Ndila, C, Ngoran, EK, Nyaguara, A, Nyirenda, M, Odhiambo, FO, Oduro, A, Oti, S, Phillips-Howard, P, Price, A, Rai, SK, Rossier, C, Sankoh, OA, Sarpong, D, Sié, A, Sokhna, C, Soura, AB, Streatfield, PK, Tollman, SM, Utzinger, J, Wak, G, Weldearegawi, B, Williams, TN, Zabré, P   +58 more
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The effect of participant nonresponse on HIV prevalence estimates in a population-based survey in two informal settlements in Nairobi city [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Participant nonresponse in an HIV serosurvey can affect estimates of HIV prevalence. Nonresponse can arise from a participant's refusal to provide a blood sample or the failure to trace a sampled individual.
Abdhalah K Ziraba, Alex C Ezeh, Eliya Zulu, John Kebaso, Mwau Matilu, Nyovani J Madise, Samoel Khamadi, Vincent Okoth   +7 more
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The effect of education on household food security in two informal urban settlements in Kenya: a longitudinal analysis [PDF]

, 2016
Poverty and food insecurity continue to feature prominently in the global agenda, with particularly close attention being paid to the determinants of food insecurity.
Kabiru, Caroline, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Mutisya, Maurice, Ngware, Moses Waithanji   +3 more
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12.3 24 HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND PULSE WAVE VELOCITY PATTERNS IN KENYAN ADOLESCENTS

Artery Research, 2016
Background: There are no data on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and arterial stiffness parameters in sub-Saharan African children. We performed 24-hour ABPM and pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurements in adolescents living in 2 slums in ...
Anthony Etyang
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Fully immunized child:coverage, timing and sequencing of routine immunization in an urban poor settlement in Nairobi, Kenya [PDF]

, 2016
Median age of vaccination. Table S2a: Median age of vaccination (days) among non-FIC children aged 12–23 months. Table S2b: Median age of vaccination (days) among FIC children aged 12–23 months.
Echoka, Elizabeth, Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth, Mutua, Martin Kavao, Mwaniki, Peter, Ngomi, Nicholas, Ravn, Henrik   +5 more
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Mortality from external causes in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Mortality from external causes, of all kinds, is an important component of overall mortality on a global basis. However, these deaths, like others in Africa and Asia, are often not counted or documented on an individual basis.
Alam, N, Ashebir, Y, Attaa-Pomaa, M, Azongo, D, Bauni, E, Bhuiya, A, Bonfoh, B, Byass, P, Chihana, M, Collinson, MA, Crampin, A, Diboulo, E, Emina, JB, Ezeh, A, Gomez, P, Gyapong, M, Hanifi, SM, Herbst, K, Jasseh, M, Juvekar, S, Kabudula, CW, Kant, S, Khaggayi, C, Khan, WA, Kone, S, Lankoandé, B, Manyeh, AK, Melaku, YA, Millogo, R, Misra, P, Mochamah, G, Mossong, J, Ndila, C, Ngoran, EK, Niamba, L, Nyaguara, A, Obor, D, Odhiambo, FO, Oduro, A, Oti, S, Patil, R, Rai, SK, Sankoh, OA, Sié, A, Soura, AB, Streatfield, PK, Utzinger, J, Wagner, R, Wahab, A, Wak, G, Wamukoya, M, Weldearegawi, B, Williams, TN, Wilopo, S, Wontuo, P   +54 more
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HIV/AIDS among youth in urban informal (slum) settlements in Kenya: What are the correlates of and motivations for HIV testing? [PDF]

, 2011
Although HIV counseling and testing (HCT) is widely considered an integral component of HIV prevention and treatment strategies, few studies have examined HCT behavior among youth in sub-Saharan Africa-a group at substantial risk for HIV infection.
Caroline W Kabiru, Donatien Beguy, Eliya M Zulu, Joanna Crichton   +3 more
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Hunger and Food Insecurity in Nairobi’s Slums: An Assessment Using IRT Models [PDF]

, 2011
Although linked to poverty as conditions reflecting inadequate access to resources to obtain food, issues such as hunger and food insecurity have seldom been recognized as important in urban settings.
Angela Baschieri, Jane Falkingham, Kanyiva Muindi, Ousmane Faye   +3 more
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Resilience in the face of post-election violence in Kenya: The mediating role of social networks on wellbeing among older people in the Korogocho informal settlement, Nairobi [PDF]

, 2014
Older people in slum settings are a vulnerable sub-group during crises, yet have received minimal attention in the development discourse. This paper examines the protective role of different types of social networks for older slum dwellers' wellbeing ...
Bennett, Rachel, Chepngeno-Langat, Gloria, Evandrou, Maria, Falkingham, Jane   +3 more
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Evaluating the impact of the DREAMS partnership to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women in four settings: a study protocol [PDF]

, 2018
Background: HIV risk remains unacceptably high among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in southern and eastern Africa, reflecting structural and social inequities that drive new infections. In 2015, PEPFAR (the United States President’s Emergency
Phillips-Howard, Penelope
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