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Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: Implications for public health
(Routledge, 2013-05-01)
Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory model interview based on vignettes ...
Sociocultural determinants of anticipated oral cholera vaccine acceptance in three African settings: a meta-analytic approach
(BioMed Central, 2015-12)
Controlling cholera remains a significant challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. In areas where access to safe water and sanitation are limited, oral cholera vaccine (OCV) can save lives. Establishment of a global stockpile for ...
Challenges of school re-entry among teenage mothers in primary schools in Muhoroni District, Western Kenya
(2015-01-08)
Although much has been done towards attainment of gender equity in education as envisaged in the MDGs, gender disparities persist in many parts of the country. Studies indicate that most of girls who drop out of school due ...
2 Political Patronage and the Expansion of Cash Transfer Programmes in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-05-08)
The Government of Kenya has run pilot cash transfer programmes since 2004 and
formalised them as part of social protection policy in 2011. Subsequently, cash transfer
programmes have steadily been expanded. Three of ...
Challenges in supporting survivors of child sexual abuse in Kenya: a qualitative study of government and non-governmental organizations
(SAGE Publications, 2019-05-03)
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a global, social, and health challenge. Existing literature on post-sexual assault care has focused largely on health providers’ skills and capacity to offer quality clinical, medicolegal, and ...
10 Child vulnerability and community coping mechanisms
(Routledge, 2010-09-30)
In the wider literature regarding the impact of HIV/AIDS on children, many empirical studies have discussed child vulnerability as a general condition that requires intervention through appropriate responses (Hunter and ...
Ethical dilemmas of social science research on AIDS and orphanhood in Western Kenya
(Pergamon, 2008-09-01)
This paper is based on the experiences drawn from a long-term social science research programme on the impact of the AIDS pandemic on orphanhood in western Kenya. It discusses the ethical dilemma of maintaining a delicate ...
Sharing Food: Grandmothers and “The Children of Today” in Western Kenya
(2008)
This chapter1 shows how HIV/AIDS has affected child exchange practices and grandmother-grandchild relationships in contemporary Luo society in western Kenya. Intergenerational relations between grandmothers and grandchildren ...
Changing patterns of orphan care due to the HIV epidemic in western Kenya
(Pergamon, 2003-07-01)
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has given rise to major demographic changes including an alarming number of orphans in sub-Saharan Africa. The study describes a rural community in western Kenya in which one out of three children ...
Children and Hiv/aids: Questioning Vulnerability in Western Kenya
(Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2006)