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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, 2013In 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.DocumentEffectiveness 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, 2013Nutrition 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.DocumentCommunity perceptions of air pollution and related health risks in Nairobi slums
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013Air 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.DocumentOverweight, obesity and perception of body image among slum residents in Nairobi, Kenya, 2008–2009
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013The 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.DocumentThe burden of disease profile of residents of Nairobi's slums: results from a Demographic Surveillance System
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2008With increasing urbanisation in sub-Saharan Africa and poor economic performance, the growth of slums is unavoidable. About 71% of urban residents in Kenya live in slums. Slums are characteristically unplanned, under served by social services, and their residents are largely underemployed and poor.DocumentChild growth in urban deprived settings: does household poverty status matter? At which stage of child development?
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012This paper uses longitudinal data from two informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya to examine patterns of child growth and how these are affected by four different dimensions of poverty at the household level namely, expenditures poverty, assets poverty, food poverty, and subjective poverty.DocumentUrban health in Kenya - Key findings: the 2000 nairobi cross-sectional slum survey
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012In the year 2000, APHRC conducted the first Nairobi Cross-Sectional Slum Survey that examined health profiles of urban slum residents comparing them with those of rural residents in Kenya.DocumentValuing and compensating caregivers for their contributions to community health and development in the context of HIV and AIDS: an agenda for action
Huairou Commission, 2010This paper concerns the valuation and compensation of caregivers for their ongoing contribution to community health and development in the context of HIV and AIDS.DocumentHome-Based Care Alliance policy brief: debunking myths
Home-Based Care Alliance, 2013The Home-Based Care Alliance (HBCA) represents more than 30,000 caregivers organised into multi-district HBCAs in twelve African countries, caring for over 200,000 neighbours and friends, and with a history of organising around HIV/AIDS and its effects.OrganisationHome-Based Care Alliance (HBCA)
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