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Contraceptive Method Choice Among Women in Slum and Non-Slum Communities in Nairobi, Kenya

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

The effect of education on household food security in two informal urban settlements in Kenya: a longitudinal analysis

Poverty and food insecurity continue to feature prominently in the global agenda, with particularly close attention being paid to the determinants of food insecurity. However,

Subcellular dissemination of prothymosin alpha at normal physiology: immunohistochemical vis-a-vis western blotting perspective

The cell type, cell status and specific localization of Prothymosin α (PTMA) within cells seemingly determine its function. PTMA undergoes 2 types of protease proteolytic

Can Free Open Access Resources Strengthen Knowledge-Based Emerging Public Health Priorities, Policies and Programs in Africa?

Tackling emerging epidemics and infectious diseases burden in Africa requires increasing unrestricted open access and free use or reuse of regional and global policies reforms

Effective Non-Drug Interventions for Improving Outcomes and Quality of Maternal Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Many interventions have been implemented to improve maternal health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Currently, however, systematic information on the effectiveness of these interventions remains

Relationships between Parental Education and Overweight with Childhood Overweight and Physical Activity in 9–11 Year Old Children: Results from a 12-Country Study

Globally, the high prevalence of overweight and low levels of physical activity among children has serious implications for morbidity and premature mortality in adulthood. Various

Integration of Solid Waste Management Policies in Kenya: Analysis of Coherence, Gaps and Overlaps

There are different types and levels of policies addressing solid waste management in Kenya. These include sector-specific, general, stand-alone and embedded solid waste management policies.

Trends and Correlates of Single Motherhood in Kenya: Results from the Demographic and Health Survey

Single motherhood exposes women to poorer socioeconomic and health outcomes, which may also negatively impact child outcomes. The Demographic and Health Surveys of 1989, 1993,

The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums

Massive slums have become major features of cities in many low-income and middle-income countries. Here, in the first in a series of two papers, we

Improving the Health and Welfare of People Who Live in Slums

In the first paper in this series we assessed theoretical and empirical evidence and concluded that the health of people living in

The connection between non-communicable disease risk factors and risk perception among urban slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are emerging as a public health issue in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper examines the relationship between the risk of NCDs and perceptions

Dietary Diversity, Socioeconomic Status and Maternal Body Mass Index (BMI): Quantile Regression Analysis of Nationally Representative Data From Ghana, Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe

This paper assess the association between dietary diversity (DD) score, socioeconomic status (SES) and maternal body mass index (BMI) and the variation of the effects