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This paper analyzes the extent of planned, mistimed and unwanted pregnancies and how they predict optimal use of prenatal (timing and number of antenatal) care
The study aims to compare health and health-related indicators among slum, rural, and other urban populations in four countries where specific efforts have been made
As a result of both genetic and environmental factors, the body composition and topography of African populations are presumed to be different from western populations.
We live in an urban century. Already more than 50% of the global population lives in urban areas. The United Nations estimates that by
This paper investigates the differential effects of dietary diversity (DD) and maternal characteristics on child linear growth at different points of the conditional distribution of
The four common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 80% of NCD-related deaths worldwide. The four NCDs share four common risk factors. As most of the
Public health discourses on safe abortion assume the term to be unambiguous. However, qualitative evidence elicited from Kenyan women treated for complications of unsafe abortion
Background:
Home management of uncomplicated malaria (HMM) is now integrated into the community case management of childhood illness (CCM), an approach that requires parasitologicalBackground:
In Kenya, where 60 to 80% of the urban residents live in informal settlements (frequently referred to as slums), out-of-pocket (OOP) payments account 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