By Estelle Monique Sidze, Associate Research Scientist and Cheikh Mbackè Faye, Senior Research Officer, APHRC Located in the West Africa’s […]
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By Estelle Monique Sidze, Associate Research Scientist and Beatrice Maina, Research Officer, APHRC Population initiatives have stolen the spotlight lately, […]
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In Kenya, girls in grades 4-8, who have reached puberty, miss on average 6 learning weeks/year due to menses (i.e. […]
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The WHO refers to mental health as “A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the […]
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By Caroline Kabiru, Head of Urbanization and Wellbeing Program and Jessica Brinton, Working Group Program Coordinator, APHRC “Young people are […]
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Fewer Declarations: More Accountability and Action Needed Reflections from ICFP 2013 Jessica Brinton, Working Group Program Coordinator, APHRC Earlier this […]
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Understanding the uptake and patterns of school enrollment after the introduction of the Free Primary Education (FPE) in Kenya. Highlights […]
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Poorest Urban Kenyans Missing out on Free Primary Education Study shows half of urban Kenya’s poorest students do not benefit […]
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By Isabella Aboderine, Head of Aging and Development Program, APHRC in conjunction with HelpAge Africa continues to lag behind the rest […]
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By Alex Ezeh, Executive Director of APHRC and Amanda Glassman, Director of Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development November 19, […]
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APHRC’s Education Research Program launched the book Urbanization and Education in East Africa on the 19th of September 2013 at […]
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By Nelson Gichuhi, Research Assistant August 14, 2013 Each year, Kenyans wait anxiously for the budget to be read by […]
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New Journal Article (August 12, 2013) Authors: Elijah O. Onsomu, DaKysha Moore, Benta A. Abuya, Peggy Valentine, Vanessa Duren-Winfield Summary By the […]
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Nutrition in the first two years of life is critical for a child’s growth, development and survival. Optimal breastfeeding of […]
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By Amanda Glassman and Alex Ezeh, Executive Director July 29, 2013 The long-awaited high-level panel report on the post-2015 development agenda called for a “data […]
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Celebrate World Population Day; the Role of Research in Preventing Unintended Pregnancy among Adolescents By Caroline Kabiru, Research Scientist July 11, […]
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“Clean air is a public good; indeed no other resource exhibits the same degree of ‘publicness’. Land can be parceled […]
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Every single day, 452 women in sub-Saharan Africa die from pregnancy-related causes; that is 18 women every hour. The highest […]
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Authors: Donatien Beguy, Robert Ndugwa and Caroline W. Kabiru Summary The contribution of adolescents’ childbearing to total fertility rates in many sub-Saharan African […]
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By: Justin Sandefur, APHRC-CGD Data for African Development Working Group Member *This blog was originally posted on the Center for Global Development website. View the original […]
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Authors: Crichton, J., Okal, J., Kabiru, C.W., & Zulu, E.M. (2013). Abstract We introduce the concept of “menstrual poverty” to categorize the multiple […]
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Authors: Onsomu, E.O., Kimani, J.K., Abuya, B.A., Arif, A.A., Moore, D., Duren-Winfield, V., & Harwell, G. Abstract The study purpose was to determine […]
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Authors: Thaddaeus Egondi, Caroline Kabiru, Donatien Beguy, Kanyiva Muindi,Richard Jessor Abstract Home-leaving is considered an important marker of the transition to adulthood and is […]
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By Blessing Mberu, Patricia Elungata and Diana Warira May 2, 2013 A new toilet block constructed by APHRC in Korogocho slum, Nairobi. For decades […]
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Authors: Marston, M., Beguy, D., Kabiru, C., & Cleland, J. Since the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, the protection of adolescents’ sexual […]
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