Health and Wellbeing: Recent submissions
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Trust and Compliance With COVID-19 Measures Among Nigerian Households
(Institute of Development studies, 2023)This paper probes the relationship between sources of Covid-19 information and adherence to preventive measures in Nigeria, a context characterised by fake news, hate speech, and other forms of disinformation. While ... -
Sexual Violence among Young Women in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study of Prevalence, Reporting and Care-Seeking Behaviours
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)Background: Only a few studies, mostly hospital-based, have examined sexual violence among young people women in Nigeria. We examined the prevalence, correlates, perpetrators, reporting of and health-seeking behaviour for ... -
The Use of Traditional Medicine Practitioner Services for Childhood Illnesses among Childbearing Women: A Multilevel Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys in 32 Sub-Saharan African Countries.
(National Library of MedicineBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2023)Background: Insights into the use of traditional medicine practitioners (TMP)-for common childhood diseases such as diarrhea and respiratory infections are important to understand the role of Traditional Medicine (TM) in ... -
Single Motherhood and Stress in a Kenyan Slum: The Importance of Paternal and Kin Support
(SageJournalsResearchGate, 2023)This study examines factors underlying single mothers' stress in an African slum. Using survey data from 1,221 mothers in a Kenyan informal settlement, this study examines 1) whether single mothers experience more stress ... -
Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Utilization among Adolescent Girls in Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)We examined the association between adolescents' sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service utilization in the past 12 months and structural, health facility, community, interpersonal, and individual level factors in ... -
COVID-19 and Mental Health in 8 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Prospective Cohort Study.
(PLOSResearchGate, 2023)Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated mitigation policies created a global economic and health crisis of unprecedented depth and scale, raising the estimated prevalence of depression ... -
Diabetes Care Cascade and Associated Factors in 10,700 Middle-Aged Adults in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study
(BMJPubMed Central, 2023)We investigated progression through the care cascade and associated factors for people with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa to identify attrition stages that may be most appropriate for targeted intervention. The primary ... -
Assessing the Readiness to Provide Integrated Management of Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes in Kenya: Results From a National Survey
(PubMed CentralGlobal Heart Journal, 2023)Integrated chronic disease management is the desired core function of a responsive healthcare system. However, many challenges surround its implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa. The current study assessed the readiness of ... -
Reduced Incidence of Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, and Malaria Infections Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Western Kenya: An Analysis of Facility-Based and Weekly Diaries Data.
(Journal of Global HealthNational Institutes of Health, 2023)Epidemics can cause significant disruptions of essential health care services. This was evident in West-Africa during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak, raising concerns that COVID-19 would have similar devastating consequences ... -
Perceptions of the Influence of a Mobile Phone-Based Messaging Platform on Caregiver ECD Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices: A Qualitative Exploration in an Informal Settlement in Nairobi.
(BioMed CentralNational Instututes of HealthResearchGate, 2023)Programs supporting initiatives for children younger than three years are inadequate and not accessible to many families, particularly in resource-limited settings. Many primary caregivers have little knowledge on how to ...
