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Characterization of Healthy Housing in Africa: Method, Profiles, and Determinants
(National Library of MedicineSpringer, 2022)Housing is a key social determinant of health with implications for both physical and mental health. The measurement of healthy housing and studies characterizing the same in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are uncommon. This ... -
A Policy Analysis of Policies and Strategic Plans on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Ethiopia
(National Library of MedicineEurope PMC, 2022)Significant progress has been made to advance Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) in Ethiopia. Further, the country has enshrined equity as a core value in their strategic and development frameworks and policies. ... -
Impacts of Multisectoral Cash Plus Programs After Four Years in an Urban Informal Settlement: Adolescent Girls Initiative-Kenya (AGI-K) Randomized Trial.
(National Library of MedicinePLOS ONE, 2022)Background: The vast majority of adolescent births occur in low- and middle-income countries and are associated with negative outcomes for both the mother and her child. A multitude of risk factors may explain why few ... -
Impacts of Multisectoral Cash Plus Programs on Marriage and Fertility After 4 Years in Pastoralist Kenya: A Randomized Trial
(National Library of MedicineScience Direct, 2022)Purpose: Early marriage has multiple drivers including cultural and social norms alongside lack of educational and economic opportunities. This complexity may explain why few programs have demonstrated marriage delays and ... -
Short- and Long-Read Metagenomics of Urban and Rural South African Gut Microbiomes Reveal a Transitional Composition and Undescribed Taxa
(National Library of MedicineNature Communications, 2022)Human gut microbiome research focuses on populations living in high-income countries and to a lesser extent, non-urban agriculturalist and hunter-gatherer societies. The scarcity of research between these extremes limits ... -
Milk Product Safety and Household Food Hygiene Influence Bacterial Contamination of Infant Food in Peri-Urban Kenya
(National Library of Medicine|Frontiers, 2022)Background: Milk is a common infant food in peri-urban Kenya that can transmit diarrhea-causing enteric pathogens. Little is known about how contamination of milk at point of purchase and household handling of milk-based ... -
Language Skills and Labour Market Earnings in Rwanda.
(Taylor & FrancisResearchGate, 2022)This paper investigates the extent to which proficiency in English and French as a form of human capital individually determine earnings in Rwanda's labour market and whether it still pays to be bilingual. Using data from ... -
Effects of Social Determinants on Children’s Health in Informal Settlements in Bangladesh and Kenya Through an Intersectionality Lens
(National Library of MedicineBMJ Open, 2022)Introduction: Several studies have shown that residents of urban informal settlements/slums are usually excluded and marginalised from formal social systems and structures of power leading to disproportionally worse health ... -
A Two-Mediator Serial Mediation Chain of the Association Between Social Isolation and Sleep Quality in Old Age.
(National Library of MedicineScientific reports, 2022)Poor sleep is a long-term public health issue that has become increasingly prevalent among socially isolated older adults. However, research on the mechanisms explaining the link between social isolation and impaired sleep ... -
Availability, Accessibility, and Activation of Mental Health Services Among University Students in Africa: A Protocol of a Mixed Methods Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis and Meta-Synthesis
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2022)Introduction: In Africa, the prevalence of mental health problems is higher among university students than in the general population. A number of systematic reviews and recent prevalence studies have focused on prevalence ... -
Water, Sanitation and the Risk of Chronic Diseases in Old Age: Results From the Ghana WHO SAGE 2
(ReserchGateEurope PMC, 2022)Background: The associations of water and sanitation with population health have been well-documented. However, the specific effects of water and sanitation on chronic diseases in old age are least explored. This study ... -
Associations of Financial Inclusion With Physical Activity Participation in Later Life
(National Library of MedicineCell Press, 2022)Background: Physical activity (PA) is a vital modifiable psychosocial intervention for promoting healthy longevity but problematically decreases with age. Innovative community-based strategies are recommended by the World ... -
Weather, Climate, and Climate Change Research to Protect Human Health in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
(National Library of MedicineReserchGate, 2022)Weather, climate, and climate change are affecting human health, with scientific evidence increasing substantially over the past two decades, but with very limited research from low- and middle-income countries. The health ... -
Food Insecurity and Sleep Quality Among Older Adults: Findings From a Population-Based Study in Ghana.
(National Library of Medicine, 2022)Objective: Sleep architecture in older age is an important public health concern. However, little is known about the effect of food insecurity on sleep quality among older people. We provide the first representative study ... -
Assessing the Production of Core Values and Capabilities Among Youth in TVET Institutions in Kenya.
(Sage JournalsResearch Gate, 2022)Africa could benefit from the demographic dividend by identifying strategies for investing in the massive youthful workforce. The current study employs the social cognitive career theory perspective to assess Technical ... -
Co-created Research Agenda to Support Advocacy Toward Social Inclusion for Sexual and Gender Minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
(Taylor & FrancisResearchGate, 2022)Advocacy actors play a unique role in promoting changes in policy, legal, and social environments for sexual and gender minorities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, their efforts may be hampered by limited incorporation ... -
Health Systems’ Preparedness to Provide Post-abortion Care: Assessment of Health Facilities in Burkina Faso, Kenya and Nigeria
(National Library of MedicineBMC Health Service Research, 2022)Background: In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, access to abortion is legally restricted, which partly contributes to high incidence of unsafe abortion. This may result in unsafe abortion-related complications that demand ... -
Genetic Associations With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Link to Atherosclerosis With Sex-Specific Effects in Sub-Saharan Africans.
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2022)Atherosclerosis precedes the onset of clinical manifestations of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We used carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) to investigate genetic susceptibility to atherosclerosis in 7894 unrelated ... -
Prevalence and Social Risk Factors of Functional Limitations Among Slum-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings From the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System
(National Library of MedicineSage Journals, 2022)Objective: In this study, we investigate the patterns and the risk factors of functional limitations in a sample of 1323 slum-dwelling older adults in Kenya who participated in the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic ... -
Implementation of Solid Waste Management Policies in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities
(Taylor and FrancisReserchGate, 2022)The increasing volume and complexity of municipal solid waste associated with the modern economy and rapid urbanisation are increasing concern worldwide. The management of MSW has become a severe problem for governments, ...
