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  religious involvement, social engagement, and subjective health status of older residents of informal neighborhoods of Nairobi

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

  Although past research has extensively documented the effects of religious involvement and social integration on the health outcomes of older people, relatively little research has examined the relationship among older Africans.
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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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  Quality and access to education in urbani informal settlements in Kenya

  2013

  To achieve its objective of increasing accessibility to schooling and education, the Kenyan government introduced the Free Primary Education (FPE) policy in 2003. Although the introduction of the policy led to dramatic increases in enrollment, provision of adequate school places in densely populated urban areas as well as delivery of quality primary education remains a challenge.
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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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  Bringing sexual and reproductive health in the urban contexts to the forefront of the development agenda: the case for prioritizing the urban poor

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

  Estimates suggest that over 90 % of population increase in the least developed countries over the next four decades will occur in urban areas. These increases will be driven both by natural population growth and rural–urban migration.
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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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  The burden of disease profile of residents of Nairobi's slums: results from a Demographic Surveillance System

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2008

  With 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.

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