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Unmet Needs and Resilience: The Case of Vulnerable and Marginalized Populations in Nairobi's Informal Settlements
(ResearchGateSustainability, 2023)Catalyzing change and promoting sustainable cities in informal settlements and their residents requires an understanding of unmet needs and resilience among marginalized and vulnerable groups (MVGs). This is because needs ... -
Research Capacity Strengthening in Africa: Perspectives from The Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts
(ScienceDirectResearchGate, 2023)Global and human development and freedoms increasingly thrive on robust and policy-orientated research and related activities. Yet, the African research landscape faces a myriad of challenges which have resulted in a very ... -
Social Inclusion of Persons with Disability in Employment: What Would It Take to Socially Support Employed Persons with Disability in The Labor Market?
(FrontiersNational Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)One of the major challenges that persons with disabilities (PWDs) are facing globally is unemployment. The challenge is attributed to systems that are not built with inclusivity in mind by employers. As such, the work of ... -
Sleep and Happiness in Urban-Dwelling Older Adults in Ghana: A Serial Multiple Mediation Model of Generalized Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms
(National Library of MedicineAPHRCResearchGate, 2023)Sleep problems (SP) are highly prevalent and seriously affect health and well-being in old age. The aim of this study was to examine the association between SP and happiness in an urban-dwelling older sample. The authors ... -
The Place of Academia and Industry in the Adoption and Adaptation of Educational Technologies for a Post-COVID-19 Recovery in Africa
(National Library of MedicineScience Direct, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted livelihoods on different fronts and at varying degrees globally. The global education sector was one of the key sectors that bore the heaviest brunt, particularly in the teaching and learning ... -
Food Insecurity and Insomnia-Related Symptoms Among Adults from Low- And Middle-Income Countries
(Wiley Online libraryNational Library of Medicine, 2023)Little is known about the relationship between food insecurity and sleep problems in low- and middle-income countries, while the mediators of this association are largely unknown. Therefore, we investigated the association ... -
Psychosocial Support During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Informal Settlements: A Case of Childcare Providers in Nairobi, Kenya
(ResearchGateScienceDirect, 2023)The Covid-19 pandemic has placed a significant burden on psychosocial health and wellbeing of childcare providers. The need to support childcare managers has been recognized. However, there is to date little research ... -
Protocol for The PATHOME Study: A Cohort Study on Urban Societal Development and The Ecology of Enteric Disease Transmission Among Infants, Domestic Animals, and the Environment.
(National Library of MedicineSemantic Scholer, 2023)Global morbidity from enteric infections and diarrhoea remains high in children in low-income and middle-income countries, despite significant investment over recent decades in health systems and water and sanitation ... -
Mobility Limitations and Emotional Dysfunction in Old Age: The Moderating Effects of Physical Activity and Social Ties.
(National Library of MedicineWileyResearchGate, 2023)This study aims to examine the association between mobility limitations and emotional dysfunction among older Ghanaians and evaluate the buffering effect of physical activity (PA) and social ties in this association. -
Long-Term Care Need, Loneliness, And Perceived Social Isolation During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from The German Ageing Survey
(National Library of medicineResearchGateSpringerLink, 2023)There is a complete lack of studies focusing on the association between care degree (reflecting the long-term care need) and loneliness or social isolation in Germany. Aims To investigate the association between care degree ...
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