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  Overview of migration, poverty and health dynamics in Nairobi City's slum settlements

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011

  The Urbanization, Poverty, and Health Dynamics research program was designed to generate and provide the evidence base that would help governments, development partners, and other stakeholders understand how the urban slum context affects health outcomes in order to stimulate policy and action for uplifting the wellbeing of slum residents.
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  Patterns and determinants of breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in urban informal settlements, Nairobi Kenya

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life for optimal growth, development and health. Breastfeeding should continue up to two years or more and nutritionally adequate, safe, and appropriately-fed complementary foods should be introduced at the age of six months to meet the evolving needs of the growing infant.
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  Perceived quality of and access to care among poor urban women in Kenya and their utilization of delivery care: harnessing the potential of private clinics?

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011

  This paper uses data from a maternal health study carried out in 2006 in two slums of Nairobi, Kenya, to: describe perceptions of access to and quality of care among women living in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya; quantify the effects of women’s perceived quality of, and access to, care on the utilisation of delivery services; and draw policy implications regarding the delivery of
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  The state of emergency obstetric ca re services in Nairobi informal settlements and environs: Results from a maternity health facility survey

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009

  Maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa remains a challenge with estimates exceeding 1,000 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in some countries. Successful prevention of maternal deaths hinges on adequate and quality emergency obstetric care.
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  Fever treatment in the absence of malaria transmission in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009

  In sub-Saharan Africa, knowledge of malaria transmission across rapidly proliferating urban centres and recommendations for its prevention or management remain poorly defined. This paper presents the results of an investigation into infection prevalence and treatment of recent febrile events among a slum population in Nairobi, Kenya.
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  A community-based intervention for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in the slums of Nairobi: the SCALE UP study protocol for a prospective quasi-experimental community-based trial

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013

  The burden of cardiovascular disease is rising in sub-Saharan Africa with hypertension being the main risk factor. However, context-specific evidence on effective interventions for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in resource-poor settings is limited.
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  Reproductive health voucher program and facility based delivery in informal settlements in Nairobi: a longitudinal analysis

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013

  In Kenya, the maternal mortality rate had ranged from 328 to 501 deaths per 100,000 live births over the last three decades. To reduce these rates, the government launched in 2006 a means-tested reproductive health output-based approach (OBA) voucher program that covers costs of antenatal care, a facility-based delivery (FBD) and a postnatal visit in prequalified healthcare facilities.
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  Effectiveness of personalised, home-based nutritional counselling on infant feeding practices, morbidity and nutritional outcomes among infants in Nairobi slums: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013

  Nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life (during pregnancy and the first two years) is critical for child growth and survival. Poor maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) practices are widely documented in Kenya, with potential detrimental effects on child growth and survival. This is particularly a problem in slums, where most urban residents live.
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  Community perceptions of air pollution and related health risks in Nairobi slums

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013

  Air pollution is among the leading global risks for mortality and responsible for increasing risk for chronic diseases. Community perceptions on exposure are critical in determining people’s response and acceptance of related policies. Therefore, understanding people’s perception is critical in informing the design of appropriate intervention measures.
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  Overweight, obesity and perception of body image among slum residents in Nairobi, Kenya, 2008–2009

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013

  The increase in cardiovascular diseases in sub-Saharan Africa has been attributed in part to the changes in lifestyle, and the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease is higher among urban populations than among nonurban populations.

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