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“I was tricked”: Understanding reasons for unintended pregnancy among sexually active adolescent girls

While the Kenya government is mobilizing high-level strategies to end adolescent pregnancy by 2030, a clear understanding of drivers of early unintended pregnancy in the

Levels and determinants of perceived health risk from solid wastes among communities living near to dumpsites in Kenya

Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have poor solid waste management systems, putting people living near dumpsites at higher risk of disease infections. Good risk perception

Because space matters: conceptual framework to help distinguish slum from non-slum urban areas

Despite an estimated one billion people around the world living in slums, most surveys of health and well-being do not distinguish between slum and non-slum

Family influences on child nutritional outcomes in Nairobi’s informal settlements

Improving child nutritional status is an important step towards achiev-ing the Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3 in developing countries. Most childnutrition interventions in these

The knowledge-risk-behaviour continuum among young Ugandans: what it tells us about SRH/HIV integration

With a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence of 2.1% among 15–24 year olds, opportunities for further integration of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV

Analysis of trends in access to water and sanitation services in the slum areas of Nairobi, 2003–2015

Service provision backlogs in access to improved water and sanitation services remain a key barrier to the health and well-being of people living in Nairobi’s

Determinants of antenatal HIV testing in the opt-out approach in Nigeria: findings from the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey

Children in Nigeria are frequently born with HIV, despite available services to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). Not offering, or non-acceptance of, HIV testing during antenatal

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positivity among Women Receiving Antenatal Care at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital

The WHO estimates the prevalence of hepatitis infection at 2 billion globally with 350 million patients developing chronic infection . It is the 10th leading

Trends of inequalities in childhood immunization coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Kenya, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire

Immunization is one of the most cost-effective health intervention to halt the spread of childhood diseases, and improve child health. Yet, there is a substantial

Infant Food Hygiene and Childcare Practices in Context: Findings from an Urban Informal Settlement in Kenya

Complementary food hygiene is important to reduce infant exposures to enteric pathogens; however, interventions to improve food hygiene in low- and middle-income countries often ignore

Experiences of capacity strengthening in sanitation and hygiene research in Africa and Asia

The Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research for Equity (SHARE) Research Programme consortium is a programme funded by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID)