Maternal health care utilization in Nairobi and Ouagadougou: evidence from HDSS by Clémentine Rossier, Kanyiva Muindi, Abdramane Soura, Blessing Mberu, Bruno Lankoande, Caroline Kabiru, Roch Millogo

“…Background: Maternal mortality is higher and skilled attendance at delivery is lower in the slums of Nairobi (Kenya) compared to Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). …”
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Invoking spatial justice in urban mobility in Nairobi: A commuter’s perspective by Dorcas Nthoki Nyamai

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The Medical Education Environment at the University of Nairobi, Kenya: An Assessment with the DREEM Tool by Daniel Ojuka, Beth Githambo, Faith Aseta, Brian Wambua

“…Objective: To assess the learning environment at the School of Medicine of the University of Nairobi using the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) tool. …”
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Potential for Sustainable Urban and Peri-Urban Agricultural Practices in Nairobi County by Mary Mwaura, Sabina Mukoya-Wangia, Japheth Ododa Origa, Oliver Lee Ernest Mbatia, Evans Ligare Chimoita

“… This study purposed to identify the sustainable potential of urban and peri-urban agriculture practices in Nairobi county as a contribution towards a sustainable food system. …”
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Effect of Legislative Budgetary Control on Financial Accountability in Nairobi County Kenya by Melvyne Adisa, Muli Maingi, Mary Nelima Lyani

“… Purpose: This study assesses the impact of legislative budgetary control functions in Nairobi County on financial accountability. This accountability in public organisations is essential in safeguarding resources, promoting transparency, and enhancing the public's confidence in such public institutions. …”
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Correction: Enumeration of Sex Workers in the Central Business District of Nairobi, Kenya

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Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of adolescents and youth in Nairobi, Kenya by Peter B. Gichangi, Peter B. Gichangi, Peter B. Gichangi, Meagan E. Byrne, Mary N. Thiongo, Michael Waithaka, Bianca Devoto, Elizabeth Gummerson, Shannon N. Wood, Philip Anglewicz, Michele R. Decker

“…ObjectiveTo report on the mental health status of adolescents and youth in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nairobi County, Kenya.MethodologyThis was a mixed-methods study with cross-sectional quantitative and qualitative components conducted in Nairobi County, Kenya from August to September 2020. …”
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Microbial contamination of herbs marketed to HIV-infected people in Nairobi (Kenya) by Lydia Kaume, Jerald Foote, Edward Gbur

“…A convenience sample (N = 24) of herbal products was obtained from retailers in Nairobi, Kenya in 2007. Petrifilm plate count methods were used to estimate total aerobic bacteria (APC), coliform, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and yeast and mould counts. …”
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"Internet in Nairobi, Kenia - Medienaneignung als Konstruktion" von Johanna Rieß by Tilo Grätz

“… Dies ist eine Rezension über das Buch "Internet in Nairobi, Kenia - Medienaneignung als Konstruktion" von Johanna Rieß, erschienen im Transcript Verlag, 2019, 318 Seiten, ISBN: 978-3-8376-4684-9. …”
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Fluid authorities: Exploring hydraulic social contracts in Nairobi’s water provision by Maja Dahl Jeppesen

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Intimate partner violence among HIV-positive women in Nairobi, Kenya by Brooks RD, Jolly PE, Marsh L, Velazquez JM, Padilla L, Jaoko WG

“…RD Brooks,1 PE Jolly,1 L Marsh,1 JM Velazquez,1 L Padilla,1 WG Jaoko21Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, USA; 2Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaCorrespondence: PE JollyDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, 1665 University Boulevard, RPHB 217, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0022, USATel +1 205 934 1823Fax +1 205 975 3329Email jollyp@uab.eduPurpose: This study was conducted to identify the prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with four forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) among HIV-positive women attending the Comprehensive Care Centre at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 600 sexually active HIV-positive women aged 18–69 years from May to August of 2012. …”
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Invoking spatial justice in urban mobility in Nairobi: A commuter’s perspective by Dorcas Nthoki Nyamai

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Potential for Sustainable Urban and Peri-Urban Agricultural Practices in Nairobi County by Mary Mwaura, Sabina Mukoya-Wangia, Japheth Ododa Origa, Oliver Lee Ernest Mbatia, Evans Ligare Chimoita

“… This study purposed to identify the sustainable potential of urban and peri-urban agriculture practices in Nairobi county as a contribution towards a sustainable food system. …”
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The clinical burden of malaria in Nairobi: a historical review and contemporary audit by Zurovac Dejan, Noor Abdisalan M, Okiro Emelda A, Mudhune Sandra A, Juma Elizabeth, Ochola Sam A, Snow Robert W

“…This paper presents a combined historical and contemporary review of the clinical burden of malaria within one of Africa's largest urban settlements, Nairobi, Kenya.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A review of historical reported malaria case burdens since 1911 within Nairobi was undertaken using archived government and city council reports. …”
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Invoking spatial justice in urban mobility in Nairobi: A commuter’s perspective by Dorcas Nthoki Nyamai

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Invoking spatial justice in urban mobility in Nairobi: A commuter’s perspective by Dorcas Nthoki Nyamai

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A Nairobi experiment in using low cost air quality monitors by P deSouza, V Nthusi, J.K Klopp, b.e Shaw, W.O Ho, J Saffell, R Jones, C Ratti

“…This study describes the experimental deployment of six low cost air quality monitors consisting of an optical particle counter Alphasense OPC-N2 for measuring PM1, PM2.5 and PM10, and Alphasense A-series electrochemical (amperometric) gas sensors: NO2-A43F, SO2-A4, NO-A4 for measuring NO2, NO and SO2 in four schools, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) headquarters and a community center in Nairobi. The monitors were deployed on May 1 2016 and are still logging data. …”
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Pathways of exposure to Vibrio Cholerae in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. by Kelvin Kering, Yuke Wang, Cecilia Mbae, Michael Mugo, Beatrice Ongadi, Georgina Odityo, Peter Muturi, Habib Yakubu, Pengbo Liu, Sarah Durry, Aniruddha Deshpande, Wondwossen Gebreyes, Christine Moe, Samuel Kariuki

“…This study aimed to identify environmental routes of exposure to V. cholerae within Mukuru informal settlement in Nairobi. We collected nine types of environmental samples (drinking water, flood water, open drains, surface water, shaved ice, raw produce, street food, soil, and public latrine swabs) over 12 months. …”
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Malnutrition, morbidity and infection in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: an epidemiological study by Maria Vittoria De Vita, Carlo Scolfaro, Bruna Santini, Antonella Lezo, Federico Gobbi, Dora Buonfrate, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Teresiah Macharia, Milka Wanjohi, Jacopo Mattia Rovarini, Gianfranco Morino

“…We herein explore the relationship between infections and nutritional status and the related association with hygienic conditions as risk of infection in children residing in the slums of Nairobi. Methods Case-control study based on a secondary analysis of quantitative data collected from a cluster randomized trial carried out in two slums of Nairobi. …”
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Microbial contamination of herbs marketed to HIV-infected people in Nairobi (Kenya) by Lydia Kaume, Jerald Foote, Edward Gbur

“…A convenience sample (N = 24) of herbal products was obtained from retailers in Nairobi, Kenya in 2007. Petrifilm plate count methods were used to estimate total aerobic bacteria (APC), coliform, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and yeast and mould counts. …”
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