Resituating Africa’s Urban Informal Food Sector
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DOI: 10.1007/s12132-019-09374-4
Abstract: The complex dynamics of the informal food sector in urban Africa are poorly understood. Urban informal food systems are beginning to receive attention from scholars and policymakers, but the notable absence of detailed empirical information… read more here.
Keywords: urban informal; informal food; food; africa urban ... See more keywords
Pernicious assimilation: reframing the integration of the urban informal economy in Southern Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2017.1298219
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper argues that many of the official attempts to “integrate” the urban informal economy into the mainstream economy are fundamentally flawed. An unpacking of the “integrative” agenda as pursued by planning and other… read more here.
Keywords: informal economy; integration; urban informal; pernicious assimilation ... See more keywords
“You Are a Part of the Solution”: Negotiating Gender-Based Violence and Engendering Change in Urban Informal Settlements in Mumbai, India
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DOI: 10.1177/1077801216659941
Abstract: This article explores how women front-line workers engage with domestic and gender-based violence in the urban informal settlements of Dharavi in Mumbai, India. We conducted in-depth interviews with 13 voluntary front-line workers, along with ethnographic… read more here.
Keywords: violence; based violence; gender based; urban informal ... See more keywords
A community engagement approach for an integrated early childhood development intervention: a case study of an urban informal settlement with Kenyans and embedded refugees
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13185-x
Abstract: Background Community engagement is crucial for the design and implementation of community-based early childhood development (ECD) programmes. This paper aims to share key components and learnings of a community engagement process for an integrated ECD… read more here.
Keywords: community; urban informal; childhood development; intervention ... See more keywords
Seroprevalence and risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infection in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, December 2020.
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.72914.2
Abstract: Introduction: Urban informal settlements may be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to overcrowding and other socioeconomic challenges that make adoption and implementation of public health mitigation measures difficult. We conducted a seroprevalence survey in… read more here.
Keywords: seroprevalence; infection; urban informal; settlement nairobi ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of circulating Salmonella Typhi strains in an urban informal settlement in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010704
Abstract: A high burden of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) bacteremia has been reported from urban informal settlements in sub-Saharan Africa, yet little is known about the introduction of these strains to the… read more here.
Keywords: typhi; urban informal; salmonella; resistance ... See more keywords
Evidence of superficial knowledge regarding antibiotics and their use: Results of two cross-sectional surveys in an urban informal settlement in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185827
Abstract: We assessed knowledge and practices related to antibiotic use in Kibera, an urban informal settlement in Kenya. Surveys was employed at the beginning (entry) and again at the end (exit) of a 5-month longitudinal study… read more here.
Keywords: informal settlement; knowledge; regarding antibiotics; urban informal ... See more keywords