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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 ... -
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 ... -
Shared but Clean Household Toilets: What Makes This Possible? Evidence From Ghana and Kenya
(National Library of MedicineMDPI, 2022)Shared sanitation facilities are not considered as basic sanitation owing to cleanliness and accessibility concerns. However, there is mounting evidence that some shared household toilets have a comparable level of service ... -
Bacteroides Microbial Source Tracking Markers Perform Poorly in Predicting Enterobacteriaceae and Enteric Pathogen Contamination of Cow Milk Products and Milk Containing Infant Food
(National Library of MedicineSemantic Scholar, 2022)Consumption of microbiologically contaminated food is one of the leading causes of diarrheal diseases. Understanding the source of enteric pathogens in food is important to guide effective interventions. Enterobacteriaceae ... -
Persistence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Two Kenyan Communities: What Can We Learn From Change That Falls Short of Abandonment?
(National Library of MedicineReserchGate, 2022)Literature on dynamics of change in female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) portray two common but conflicting views. On one side, FGM/C is seen as static and deeply entrenched, with parents lacking agency to interpret ... -
Implications of COVID-19 for Safeguarding in International Development Research: Learning, Action and Reflection From a Research Hub
(National Library of MedicineBMJ Open, 2022)COVID-19 brings uncertainties and new precarities for communities and researchers, altering and amplifying relational vulnerabilities (vulnerabilities which emerge from relationships of unequal power and place those less ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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