Health and Wellbeing Archives - Page 6 of 16

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 […]

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 […]

Harnessing urbanisation for risk reduction in sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa’s rapid urbanisation presents opportunities to plan and manage for more resilient and sustainable towns and cities. Although, urban […]

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 . […]

Spaces, Societies, and Health: The Rites of Passage

The African society, mainly the Mande is complex, a true mosaic of rituals, the most powerful of our common points […]

Strengthening Routine Immunization Services in an Angolan Comuna: The Fight against the Burden of Unvaccinated Children in the Sustainable Development Goals Era

In May 2018, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Doctors with Africa CUAMM began to implement an intervention to strengthen Chiulo Hospital’s […]

Social support networks and psychological wellbeing in community-dwelling older Ghanaian cohorts

The population of persons 60 years and older has been rapidly growing in many regions but especially in low- and […]

Understanding of and perceptions towards cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors: a qualitative study among residents of urban informal settings in Nairobi

The study explored the understanding of and perception towards cardiovascular disease (CVD) and risk factors, and how they influence prevention […]

Advancing Salutogenesis for thriving societies

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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. […]

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- […]

Assessment of cardiovascular risk in a slum population in Kenya

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally and have become the leading cause of death in low- […]

Examining inequalities in access to delivery by caesarean section in Nigeria

Maternal deaths are far too common in Nigeria, and this is in part due to lack of access to lifesaving […]

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 […]

An Assessment of Sources and Preferences Regarding Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Information among Women in Edo State, Nigeria

Prenatal care offers the opportunity to advise pregnant women on preparation for birth and its complication and thus improving their […]

We need to have more dialogue between parents and caregivers, and adolescents on sexual and reproductive health

With the growing demand from adolescents on sexual and reproductive health and rights information, it is imperative that what they receive is not only comprehensive but accurate. […]

Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations

Chinese officials have identified a novel coronavirus which belongs to a family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the […]

Perceptions of pregnancy occurring among HIV-serodiscordant couples in Kenya

Among HIV serodiscordant couples, most conception involves condomless sex and may confer a period with increased HIV transmission risk if […]

Experiences of the poor with health financing reforms that target them in Kenya

Through a number of healthcare reforms, Kenya has demonstrated its intention to extend financial risk protection and service coverage for […]

Predicting the course of Alzheimer’s progression

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease and is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-beta peptides leading to the […]

Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparation

Kenyan health workers from port health services screen inbound travelers for temperatures at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA/Daniel […]

Afya Kwa Ukoo: Engaging cultural institutions and culturally-sensitive facility-based delivery on maternal and newborn health service utilization in Garissa

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