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Knowledge, attitude and practices on jigger infestation among household members aged 18 to 60 years: case study of a rural location in Kenya
(2012)
Jigger flea, also known as sand flea, Chigoe or Tunga penetrans is an
ecto-parasite which causes Tungiasis parasitic condition of humans and
animals. The flea affects many impoverished populations living in sub-
Saharan ...
The Effect of Education on the Timing of Marriage in Kenya
(2005)
This paper investigates the effect of education on the timing of marriage among Kenyan
women and the relative effects of education across generations of women. Data used is
drawn from the 1998 Kenya Demographic and Health ...
Analysis of birth intervals in Kenya.
(Nairobi: University of Nairobi, 2001)
Provision and Use of Family Planning in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Kenya
(2004-02)
This report from the POLICY Project documents a study which explored how family planning is being implemented in Kenya in the context of high HIV prevalence. The study involved discussions with providers, family planning ...
Comparing Maternal Health Indicators between Teenagers and Older Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from DHS
(2012)
Most literature supports the notion that teenage childbearing is generally associated with
higher risk of adverse maternal and newborn health outcomes. There is however
continued debate on whether this association is ...
Factors associated with non-adherence with highly active antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya
(2011)
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires high-level (> 95%) adherence. Kenya is rolling out ART access
programmes and, issue of adherence to therapy is therefore imperative. However, published data on adherence to
ART in ...
Some Aspects Of Mortality Levels And Differentials In The City Of Nairobi Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 1992)
The paper first looks at mortality studies in Kenya in general and urban areas in particular in light of the available data.... [It then] focuses on the mortality levels and differentials using the 1979 population census.
Estimating Trends In Fertility In Kenya From Non Birth History Data
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
This study aimed at determining the extent to which methods for estimating trends in fertility without use of birth history could be used on Kenyan surveys data by employing the own-children and reverse survival methods ...