Contraceptive method choice among women in slum and non-slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Understanding women’s contraceptive method choices is key to enhancing family planning services provision and programming. Currently however, very little research has addressed inter and intra-regional disparities in women’s contraceptive ...
Askew, Ian +4 more
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Effects of low birth weight on time to BCG vaccination in an urban poor settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: an observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination against tuberculosis be given at birth. However, in many developing countries, pre-term and low birth weight infants get vaccinated only after they gain the ...
A Roth +32 more
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Breastfeeding education and support for women with twins or higher order multiples. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: There are rising rates of multiple births worldwide with associated higher rates of complications and more hospital care, often due to prematurity. While there is strong evidence about the risks of not breastfeeding, rates of breastfeeding in
Alves +71 more
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Migration and sexual behaviour among youth in Nairobi’s slum areas [PDF]
, 2014 Migration remains an important event in the urbanization process. However, research evidence indicates that migration is associated with negative outcomes. For migrant youth, migration often coincides with leaving home and divesting of parental authority
Beguy, Donatien +3 more
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Unravelling the Wider Benefits of Social Pensions: Secondary Beneficiaries of the Older Persons Cash Transfer Program in the Slums of Nairobi [PDF]
, 2019 A growing number of low and middle income countries have introduced social pension programs for older people. Research has highlighted that the impact of such programs can extend beyond the primary recipient when funds are shared.
Aboderin +75 more
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Cause-specific childhood mortality in Africa and Asia : evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Childhood mortality, particularly in the first 5 years of life, is a major global concern and the target of Millennium Development Goal 4. Although the majority of childhood deaths occur in Africa and Asia, these are also the regions where ...
Bhuiya, A. +7 more
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Double burden of disease in the slums of Kenya [PDF]
, 2015 The goal of this thesis was to provide evidence of a double burden of disease in the slums of Nairobi and to make a case for an integrated health systems approach to tackling this situation.
Oti, S.O.
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No. 06: The Urban Food System of Nairobi, Kenya [PDF]
, 2017 Nairobi is a city of stark contrasts. Nearly half a million of its three million residents live in abject poverty in some of Africa’s largest slums, yet the Kenyan capital is also an international and regional hub.
Brown, Andrea +4 more
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Pregnancy-related mortality in Africa and Asia : evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system site [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Women continue to die in unacceptably large numbers around the world as a result of pregnancy, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Part of the problem is a lack of accurate, population-based information characterising the issues and ...
Compaoré, Y. +7 more
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Understanding nutrition transition among internal rural-to-urban migrant women in Kenya. [PDF]
, 2020 Evidence suggests that urbanisation in Kenya is fueling nutrition transition culminating in increased obesity rates among the urban poor, especially women. Mechanisms underlying this transition are poorly understood.
Peters, Remco Pieter Johan
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