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Widowhood and HIV/AIDS
(Lambert Academic Publishers, 2015)
Widowhood is a state unavoidable to all married individuals. Women experience
widowhood differently. In Africa, widows face challenges posed by culture, stigma and
poverty. Widows living with HIV and AIDS face more ...
Practice of sumo kodhi among the Luo and implications for HIV transmission in western Kenya (vol 13, pg 383, 2014)
(NATL INQUIRY SERVICES CENTRE PTY LTD, 2015-01-01)
Wimbo: implications for risk of HIV infection among circumcised fishermen in Western Kenya
(Routledge, 2015-10-21)
Medical male circumcision has been shown to reduce the risk of heterosexual transmission of HIV infection in men by up to 60% in three randomised controlled trials. However, not much anthropological literature exists to ...
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 ...
Child physical abuse and neglect in Kenya, Zambia and the Netherlands: A cross‐cultural comparison of prevalence, psychopathological sequelae and mediation b...
(2013-04-01)
This study compared the prevalence of self‐reported childhood physical abuse and neglect and the associated psychopathological sequelae among Kenyan, Zambian, and Dutch university students. In addition, we sought to find ...
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 ...