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Effectiveness of Conditional Cash Transfers, Subsidized Child Care and Life Skills Training on Adolescent Mothers' Schooling, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Mental Health Outcomes in Burkina Faso and Malawi: The Promote Project Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)Introduction: Girls' and women's health as well as social and economic wellbeing are often negatively impacted by early childbearing. In many parts of Africa, adolescent girls who get pregnant often drop out of school, ... -
Wealth and Obesity in Pre-Adolescents and Their Guardians: A First Step in Explaining Non-Communicable Disease Related Behaviour in Two Areas of Nairobi City County
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)The prevalence of non-communicable diseases is increasing in lower-middle-income countries as these countries transition to unhealthy lifestyles. The transition is mostly predominant in urban areas. We assessed the association ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
