Ensuring food secure cities – Retail modernization and policy implications in Nairobi, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.04.004
Abstract: Retail modernization with the influx of supermarkets is drastically changing the retail environment in many developing countries, especially in the face of rapid urbanization. In Nairobi, Kenya, the expansion of supermarkets has advanced much more… read more here.
Keywords: food secure; nairobi kenya; retail modernization; food ... See more keywords
A Study of Selected Ethnic Affiliations in the Development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Psychopathology After a Terrorist Bombing in Nairobi, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2017.85
Abstract: Abstract Objectives Despite the frequency of disasters in Africa, almost nothing is known about ethnic affiliations in relation to psychopathology after such incidents. This study examined the mental health outcomes of members of 7 major… read more here.
Keywords: ethnic affiliations; nairobi kenya; post; terrorist bombing ... See more keywords
Activists, care work, and the ‘cry of the ghetto’ in Nairobi, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1057/s41599-018-0078-8
Abstract: Community activists living and organizing in Nairobi’s harshest geographies are tasked not only with intervening for ‘justice’ but also with (re)establishing care and emotion in landscapes devastated by both colonial and neoliberal divestments and violence.… read more here.
Keywords: activists care; care work; cry ghetto; nairobi kenya ... See more keywords
Prevalence of five curable sexually transmitted infections and associated risk factors among tertiary student men who have sex with men in Nairobi, Kenya: a respondent-driven sampling survey†.
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DOI: 10.1071/sh22114
Abstract: BACKGROUND Young men who have sex with men (MSM) are a key population at high risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We conducted a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) bio-behavioural survey to estimate the prevalence of five… read more here.
Keywords: sex men; prevalence; sexually transmitted; survey ... See more keywords
Youth voices from an informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya: Engaging adolescent perspectives on violence to inform prevention
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DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2022.2076895
Abstract: ABSTRACT We examined the experiences of violence and self-reported behavioural and community changes as a result of participation in a sexual assault prevention intervention in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. We conducted longitudinal qualitative… read more here.
Keywords: violence; sexual assault; prevention; nairobi kenya ... See more keywords
Depressive symptoms and associated social and environmental factors among women living in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.
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DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2023.2200499
Abstract: Approximately 280 million people around the world suffer from depression, and the rates are higher among women than men. For women living in informal settlements in lower - and middle-income countries (LMICs) the prevalence and… read more here.
Keywords: among women; informal settlements; depressive symptoms; living informal ... See more keywords
Use of standardised patients to assess quality of healthcare in Nairobi, Kenya: a pilot, cross-sectional study with international comparisons
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000333
Abstract: Introduction The quality of clinical care can be reliably measured in multiple settings using standardised patients (SPs), but this methodology has not been extensively used in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study validates the use of SPs… read more here.
Keywords: quality; use standardised; nairobi kenya; study ... See more keywords
Gender-based violence during COVID-19 among adolescent girls and young women in Nairobi, Kenya: a mixed-methods prospective study over 18 months
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007807
Abstract: Introduction Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) disproportionately experience gender-based violence (GBV), which can increase during emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A cohort of youth ages 15–24 in Nairobi, Kenya was surveyed at three… read more here.
Keywords: violence; month follow; month; covid ... See more keywords
Sexual harassment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066777
Abstract: Objectives Sexual harassment among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) is a prevalent and understudied form of gender-based violence (GBV) with negative impacts on health and well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic raised global concern about GBV… read more here.
Keywords: covid restrictions; sexual harassment; harassment; nairobi kenya ... See more keywords
Why do women deliver where they had not planned to go? A qualitative study from peri-urban Nairobi Kenya
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DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2695-7
Abstract: Background In urban Kenya, couples face a wide variety of choices for delivery options; however, many women end up delivering in different facilities from those they had intended while pregnant. One potential consequence of this… read more here.
Keywords: urban nairobi; delivery location; delivery; nairobi kenya ... See more keywords
Bottled water brands are contaminated with multidrug resistant bacteria which are associated with companies handling procedures in Nairobi, Kenya.
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.24031.1
Abstract: Background: The demand for water has necessitated the proliferation of bottled water companies in Kenya. This study evaluated if retailed bottled water in Nairobi Kenya complies with both local and international reference criteria. Methods: A… read more here.
Keywords: water; nairobi kenya; bottled water; brands contaminated ... See more keywords