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Somali refugees in Kenya and social resilience: Resettlement imaginings and the longing for Minnesota
(Oxford University Press, 2018-10-01)
Refugee camps are often perceived as unproductive places that waste people’s potential. What is left unremarked in many refugee accounts, however, is the positive side of camps. Highlighting suffering alone raises academic ...
Socio-cultural determinants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine in Western Kenya
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-03)
Determinants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine (OCV) were studied in urban and rural communities of Western Kenya. An explanatory model interview administered to 379 community residents assessed anticipated ...
Comparing sociocultural features of cholera in three endemic African settings
(BioMed Central, 2013-12-01)
Background
Cholera mainly affects developing countries where safe water supply and sanitation infrastructure are often rudimentary. Sub-Saharan Africa is a cholera hotspot. Effective cholera control requires not only a ...
Men’s Emic Perspectives on Factors Contributing to Child Sexual Abuse Vulnerability on the Islands of Western Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a major global health concern. Although it
is prevalent in Kenya, there is scant literature on what factors
contribute to CSA vulnerability on Kenya’s islands. This paper is
based on a ...
Practices of relatedness and the re-invention of duol as a network of care for orphans and widows in western Kenya
(Edinburgh University Press, 2007-01-01)
Globally, the HIV/AIDS pandemic (UNICEF/UNAIDS 1999) has brought increased mortality for young adults, while many children have been orphaned and made vulnerable (Poonawala and Cantor 1991; Barnett and Blaikie 1992). A ...
Access to Maternal Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Indigent Mothers and Health Care Providers in Kilifi County, Kenya
(Frontiers, 2021)
COVID-19 has spread rapidly in Kenya and has not spared pregnant women. Evidence from Kenya shows that during the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems have been either stressed to their maximum capacity or are becoming ...
Change and continuity in kin-based support systems for widows and orphans among the Luo in Western Kenya
(2004-12-01)
This paper discusses change and continuity in the kin-based support for widows and orphans among the Luo in western Kenya, It shows how the involvement of external actors such as church and donor-sponsored institutions ...
Participatory approaches to rural development. A case study of Muhoroni sugar company, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
The primary objective of most of the organizations that are geared towards profit realization is productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. Achieving these objectives necessitates adaptability and responsiveness to ...
Village Elites and Community Development in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014-06-30)
Current statistics show that urban growth rates are relatively higher in the Small and
Intermediate urban centres in Kenya. This study sought to analyze the impacts of
urbanization driven land use changes within the Mara ...
Village Elites and Community Development in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014-06-30)
This paper looks at the role of village elites in a rapidly changing rural landscape. The
process of development in Kenya has seen the rise of a dichotomous community in which
salaried employees spend their working life ...