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Catherine Kyobutungi
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Open AccessSelf-help: What future role in health care for low and middle-income countries?
In the debate on 'Third options' for health care delivery in low- and middle-income countries it is proposed that self-help should play a larger role. Self-help is expected to contribute towards improving popu...
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Large-scale, Population-based Epidemiological Studies with Record Linkage can be done in Germany
Record linkage is an invaluable tool for many epidemiological studies. So far, however, in Europe it has mainly been used in Scandinavian countries with nationwide registration systems. Using the example of a ...
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Open AccessAll-cause and Cardiovascular mortality among ethnic German immigrants from the Former Soviet Union: a cohort study
Migration is a phenomenon of particular Public Health importance. Since 1990, almost 2 million ethnic Germans (Aussiedler) have migrated from the former Soviet Union (FSU) to Germany. This study compares their ov...
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Open AccessMicro-epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: Is there any difference in transmission risk between neighbouring villages?
Malaria control strategies are designed as a solution for either the whole region or the whole country and are assumed to suit every setting. There is a need to shift from this assumption because transmission ...
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Open AccessThe burden of disease profile of residents of Nairobi's slums: Results from a Demographic Surveillance System
With increasing urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa and poor economic performance, the growth of slums is unavoidable. About 71% of urban residents in Kenya live in slums. Slums are characteristically unplanned...
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Open AccessMaternal mortality in the informal settlements of Nairobi city: what do we know?
Current estimates of maternal mortality ratios in Kenya are at least as high as 560 deaths per 100,000 live births. Given the pervasive poverty and lack of quality health services in slum areas, the maternal m...
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Open AccessHIV/AIDS and the health of older people in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya: results from a cross sectional survey
The proportion of older people is increasing worldwide. Globally, it is estimated that older people (those 60 years or older) constitute more than 11% of the population. As the HIV/AIDS pandemic rages in sub-S...
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Open AccessVerbal autopsy interpretation: a comparative analysis of the InterVA model versus physician review in determining causes of death in the Nairobi DSS
Develo** countries generally lack complete vital registration systems that can produce cause of death information for health planning in their populations. As an alternative, verbal autopsy (VA) - the proces...
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Open AccessPatterns and determinants of breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in urban informal settlements, Nairobi Kenya
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life for optimal growth, development and health. Breastfeeding should continue up to two years or more and ...
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Open AccessFatal Injuries in the Slums of Nairobi and their Risk Factors: Results from a Matched Case-Control Study
Injuries contribute significantly to the rising morbidity and mortality attributable to non-communicable diseases in the develo** world. Unfortunately, active injury surveillance is lacking in many developin...
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Open AccessDoes Socioeconomic Inequality in Health Persist among Older People Living in Resource-Poor Urban Slums?
Using self-reported health that assesses functionality or disability status, this paper investigates whether there are any differences in health status among older people living in a deprived area of Nairobi, ...
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Open AccessDeterminants for participation in a public health insurance program among residents of urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya: results from a cross-sectional survey
The government of Kenya is making plans to implement a social health insurance program by transforming the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) into a universal health coverage program. This paper examines ...
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Civil society organizations: Capacity to address the needs of the urban poor in Nairobi
We conducted a needs assessment that describes the landscape of civil society organizations (CSOs) in three informal settlements around Nairobi, Kenya. The numbers of CSOs have rapidly increased in areas under...
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Open AccessHIV mortality in urban slums of Nairobi, Kenya 2003–2010: a period effect analysis
It has been almost a decade since HIV was declared a national disaster in Kenya. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) provision has been a mainstay of HIV treatment efforts globally. In Kenya, the government started A...
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Open AccessA community-based intervention for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in the slums of Nairobi: the SCALE UP study protocol for a prospective quasi-experimental community-based trial
The burden of cardiovascular disease is rising in sub-Saharan Africa with hypertension being the main risk factor. However, context-specific evidence on effective interventions for primary prevention of cardio...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of personalised, home-based nutritional counselling on infant feeding practices, morbidity and nutritional outcomes among infants in Nairobi slums: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life (during pregnancy and the first two years) is critical for child growth and survival. Poor maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) practices are widely docu...
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Open AccessCardiovascular prevention model from Kenyan slums to migrants in the Netherlands
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. As prevention and treatment of CVD often requires active screening and lifelong follow up it is a challenge for health sys...
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Trends in Causes of Adult Deaths among the Urban Poor: Evidence from Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System, 2003–2012
What kills people around the world and how it varies from place to place and over time is critical in map** the global burden of disease and therefore, a relevant public health question, especially in develo...
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Open AccessProfile of people with hypertension in Nairobi’s slums: a descriptive study
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a rising health burden among the world’s poor with hypertension as the main risk factor. In sub-Saharan Africa, hypertension is increasingly affecting the urban population of wh...
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Open AccessThe Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria (AMFm): are remote areas benefiting from the intervention?
To assess the availability, price and market share of quality-assured artemisinin-based combination therapy (QAACT) in remote areas (RAs) compared with non-remote areas (nRAs) in Kenya and Ghana at end-line o...
