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Journal of Urban Health

Ausgabe Sonderheft 2/2011

Urbanization, Poverty, and Health Dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from Nairobi Slum Settlements

Inhalt (13 Artikel)

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Overview of migration, poverty and health dynamics in Nairobi City's slum settlements

Eliya M. Zulu, Donatien Beguy, Alex C. Ezeh, Philippe Bocquier, Nyovani J. Madise, John Cleland, Jane Falkingham

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Monitoring of Health and Demographic Outcomes in Poor Urban Settlements: Evidence from the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System

Jacques Emina, Donatien Beguy, Eliya M. Zulu, Alex C. Ezeh, Kanyiva Muindi, Patricia Elung’ata, John K. Otsola, Yazoumé Yé

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Hunger and Food Insecurity in Nairobi’s Slums: An Assessment Using IRT Models

Ousmane Faye, Angela Baschieri, Jane Falkingham, Kanyiva Muindi

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Fatal Injuries in the Slums of Nairobi and their Risk Factors: Results from a Matched Case-Control Study

Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba, Catherine Kyobutungi, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu

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Do Migrant Children Face Greater Health Hazards in Slum Settlements? Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya

Philippe Bocquier, Donatien Beguy, Eliya M. Zulu, Kanyiva Muindi, Adama Konseiga, Yazoumé Yé

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Food Security and Nutritional Outcomes among Urban Poor Orphans in Nairobi, Kenya

Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Penny A. Holding, Jean-Christophe Fotso, Alex C. Ezeh, Nyovani J. Madise, Elizabeth N. Kahurani, Eliya M. Zulu

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Adolescent Problem Behavior in Nairobi's Informal Settlements: Applying Problem Behavior Theory in Sub-Saharan Africa

Robert P. Ndugwa, Caroline W. Kabiru, John Cleland, Donatien Beguy, Thaddeus Egondi, Eliya M. Zulu, Richard Jessor

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Timing and Sequencing of Events Marking the Transition to Adulthood in Two Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

Donatien Beguy, Caroline W. Kabiru, Eliya M. Zulu, Alex C. Ezeh

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Menstrual Pattern, Sexual Behaviors, and Contraceptive Use among Postpartum Women in Nairobi Urban Slums

Robert P. Ndugwa, John Cleland, Nyovani J. Madise, Jean-Christophe Fotso, Eliya M. Zulu

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Barriers to Formal Emergency Obstetric Care Services’ Utilization

Hildah Essendi, Samuel Mills, Jean-Christophe Fotso

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Does Socioeconomic Inequality in Health Persist among Older People Living in Resource-Poor Urban Slums?

Jane C. Falkingham, Gloria Chepngeno-Langat, Catherine Kyobutungi, Alex Ezeh, Maria Evandrou