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Diminishing Benefits of Urban Living for Children and Adolescents' Growth and Development
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being1-6. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million ... -
The Feasibility, Acceptability, Cost and Benefits of A "Communities of Practice" Model for Improving the Quality of Childcare Centres: A Mixed Methods Study in The Informal Settlements in Nairobi
(FrontiersNCBIResearchGate, 2023)Informal childcare centres have mushroomed in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya to meet the increasing demand. However, centre providers are untrained and the facilities are below standard putting children at risk ... -
Willingness to Pay for A National Health Insurance Scheme in The Gambia: A Contingent Valuation Study
(NCBIOxford Academic, 2023)In-pursuit of universal health coverage, many low- and middle-income countries are reforming their health financing systems and introducing health insurance schemes. As part of these reforms, lawmakers in The Gambia enacted ... -
The Economic Burden Incurred by Families Caring for A Young Child with Developmental Disability in Uganda
(PLOSNCBIResearchGate, 2023)Each year, nearly 30 million children globally are at risk of developmental difficulties and disability as a result of newborn health conditions, with the majority living in resource-constrained countries. This study ... -
Navigating Secondary School: What Cushioned Adolescents in An Education Intervention in Urban Kenya
(Walden UniversityResearchGateERIC, 2023)This paper explains sustained effects and what worked for students in the Advancing Learning Outcomes and Transformational (ALOT Change III) program. Data comes from qualitative narratives from the baseline survey of the ... -
Maternal Stimulation and Early Child Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Kenya And Zambia
(BMC Public HealthUthabiti AfricaResearchGateNational Institutes of Health, 2023)Despite major improvements in child survival over the past decade, many children in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain at risk of not reaching their developmental potential due to malnutrition, poor health, and ... -
Redesigning Blended Courses Using the Universal Design for Learning Framework: A Case of Disability Studies in Education Short Course at The University of Cape Town
(University of Cape TownResearchGate, 2023)In striving to make education more inclusive to all students, partly because of the student protests and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teaching and learning, the University of Cape Town (UCT) is developing models ... -
Optimising Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Within Higher Education: Insights from Student Collaboration on Take-Home Group Tasks in Uganda
(Africa Journals OnlineResearchGateKyambogo University, 2023)The growth in computer-supported Collaborative learning (CSCL), especially in higher education, has attracted many research studies. However, there remains a paucity of empirical studies on how it can be taken up within ... -
Supporting Multilingual Children At-Risk of Reading Failure: Impacts of A Multilingual Structured Pedagogy Literacy Intervention in Kenya
(ResearchGateSpringer, 2023)Many children living in linguistically diverse low- and middle-income countries learn to read and write in multiple languages. Recent research provides implications for effective reading instruction with multilingual ... -
Parental Experiences of Childcare in An Informal Urban Settlement; Qualitative Interview Findings from The Nairobi Early Childcare in Slums Project
(BMJ JournalsNational Institutes of Health, 2023)This paper presents findings from a study conducted in three informal settlements or slums in Nairobi: Kibera; Kawangware; and Mukuru-Viwandani to gain an in-depth understanding of parent/carers' perspectives on, and ...
