Two Reports on Health: World Social Forum, Nairobi, Kenya, January 22-25 by Telia Negrão, Deborah Matte

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Exposure to violence, adverse life events and the mental health of adolescent girls in Nairobi slums by Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Karen Austrian, Benta A. Abuya, Beth Kangwana, Nicole Maddox, Caroline W. Kabiru

“…This study examines the associations between exposure to violence, adverse life events and self-reported depression in the slums of Nairobi. Methods This study draws on data collected from 2106 adolescent girls aged 12–19 years who were interviewed in the third wave of the Adolescent Girls Initiative Kenya (AGI-K). …”
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Inhibition of interferon induction and action by the nairovirus Nairobi sheep disease virus/Ganjam virus. by Barbara Holzer, Siddharth Bakshi, Anne Bridgen, Michael D Baron

“…The Nairoviruses are an important group of tick-borne viruses that includes pathogens of man (Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus) and livestock animals (Dugbe virus, Nairobi sheep disease virus (NSDV)). NSDV is found in large parts of East Africa and the Indian subcontinent (where it is known as Ganjam virus). …”
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Single Mothers Association of Kenya (SMAK) and the Fight to Stay Put on the Ziwani Estate in Nairobi by Daniel Manyasi, Loretta Lees, Ashley West

“… This Reflection discusses the fight to stay put on the Ziwani Estate in Nairobi, in the face of the redevelopment (gentrification) of one of the first East African public housing projects developed in Kenya under colonial rule. …”
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Postharvest Handling Practices and Perception of Potato Safety among Potato Traders in Nairobi, Kenya by Consolata Nolega Musita, Michael Wandayi Okoth, George Ooko Abong’

“…This study was a cross-sectional survey which aimed to investigate the postharvest handling practices of potatoes and perception of potato safety among open air market traders in Nairobi County, Kenya. Information was collected from 100 potato traders using a semistructured questionnaire that assessed postharvest handling practices such as potato transportation, exposure to sunlight, and storage. …”
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Isolation, Characterization, and Quantification of Bacteria from African Sausages Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya by W. H. Karoki, D. N. Karanja, L. C. Bebora, L. W. Njagi

“…Comprehensive study is needed to sample more eatery meat points in Nairobi and other areas in order to demonstrate pathogenic attributes of these isolates and establish the respective total aerobic bacterial count. …”
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Social capital undergirds coping strategies: evidence from two informal settlements in Nairobi by Desire Mpanje, Pat Gibbons, Ronan McDermott, Dalmas Ochieng’ Omia, Charles Owuor Olungah

“…The study used a mixed-methods approach to understand the diverse perspectives of social capital and uncover relationships that exist between social capital, absorptive and adaptive coping strategies in Kibera and Kawangware slums in Nairobi, Kenya. The findings show that coping is not a community or a societal issue; people living in slums resort to either absorptive or adaptive coping strategies or a combination of both due to the precariousness of livelihoods in such contexts. …”
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Acute pancreatitis at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi: a two year audit by M. Mutebi, A. Abdallah

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Determinants of Microbial Contamination of Street-Vended Chicken Products Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya by Beatrice J. Birgen, Lucy G. Njue, Dasel M. Kaindi, Fredrick O. Ogutu, Joshua O. Owade

“…The study investigated the microbiological recovery of work surfaces and chicken sold in Korogocho and Kariobangi North slums in Nairobi County as well as evaluating vendors’ hygiene and food safety practices. …”
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Analysis of the Mechanism of Ground Fissures in the Nairobi–Malaba Railway Rift Valley Area in Kenya by Bing Hao, Zhenghua Zhou, Yuandong Li, Xiaojun Li, Xujin Liu, Yi Han, Liguo Jin

“…During the rainy season from March to May 2018, four ground fissures were generated in the rift valley area along the first phase of the Nairobi–Malaba Railway in Kenya, among which the ground fissures B3 highway, DK76, and DK77 were larger in scale, which seriously endangered the safety of the railway. …”
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Analysis of contraceptive use among homeless women in Kenya – a case of Nairobi county by Lydia Cheruto Pkaremba, Martine Odhiambo Oleche, Elizabeth Owiti

“…The study utilized the logit model to analyze determinants of contraceptive utilization by homeless women in Nairobi using primary data collected from 196 households within Nairobi. …”
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Kibera…, make yourself at home! Researching the community development in Nairobi’s informal settlement of Kibera by Lenka Smolinská

“…The report presents findings from research conducted on a community development in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi. The research was conducted as a base for my Master’s Thesis in the year 2006 and focused on the community-based youth organizations. …”
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Post-, pre- and non-payment: Conflicting rationalities in the digitalisation of energy access in Kibera, Nairobi by Prince K. Guma, Jochen Monstadt, Sophie Schramm

“…This paper builds upon scholarship on prepaid meters and debates on conflicting rationalities within urban studies to provide a more nuanced examination of the ways in which different actors contribute to the deployment, appropriation and use of digital prepaid systems. We focus on Kibera, Nairobi, to examine Kenya Power's “rationality” for the deployment of the digitaltechnologies, and the ways in which actors incorporate social relations into these systems and negotiate them through these systems. …”
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Creating Space: Sack Gardening as a Livelihood Strategy in the Kibera Slums of Nairobi, Kenya by Courtney M. Gallaher, Antoinette M. G. A. WinklerPrins, Mary Njenga, Nancy K. Karanja

“…However, in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, a relatively new form of urban agriculture has emerged, called sack gardening, in which farmers plant crops into the sides and tops of large sacks of soil. …”
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Beaten but not down! Exploring resilience among female sex workers (FSWs) in Nairobi, Kenya by Rhoda Wanjiru, Emily Nyariki, Hellen Babu, Ibrahim Lwingi, Jennifer Liku, Zaina Jama, Mary Kung’u, Polly Ngurukiri, The Maisha Fiti Study Champions, Chrispo Nyamweya, Pooja Shah, Monica Okumu, Helen Weiss, Rupert Kaul, Tara S. Beattie, Joshua Kimani, Janet Seeley

“…We explored how female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, utilize different resources to navigate the negative consequences of the work they do. …”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIVIDEND YIELD AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED FIRMS AT THE NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE by Noah KEMBOI, Dickson Kamau KINYARIRO, Methuselah Bichage GESAGE, Justus Nderitu MAINA

“…This study assessed the relationship between dividend yield and financial performance of the listed companies at Nairobi Securities Exchange. Bird in hand theory anchored the study. …”
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Organisational management of hospital blood transfusion services in Nairobi County, Kenya: Evidence of implementation by Anne N. Mbuthia, Eunice M. Mwangi, Musa O. Ong'ombe

“…Sixty health workers were selected as respondents from 15 hospitals that provide blood transfusion services in Nairobi County. The data collection period was from June to August 2015 and the data were analysed in 2016. …”
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Audit Committee Report and Financial Performance of the Manufacturing Firms Listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange by Moyiah Ernest Esing’ole, Benedict Ondiek Alala, Jairus Simiyu Edwin

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Improved cholera control in Kenya: A retrospective analysis of 2017–2019 in Nairobi and Homabay by Kyeng Mercy, Ganesh Pokhariyal, Noah T. Fongwen, Nicaise Ndembi, Lucy Kivuti-Bitok

“…Setting: The study was conducted in two counties: Homabay and Nairobi. Methods: We used an observational study. …”
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Patterns and determinants of breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in urban informal settlements, Nairobi Kenya by Mutua Martin K, Gitau Tabither M, Kyobutungi Catherine, Fotso Jean-Christophe, Madise Nyovani J, Kimani-Murage Elizabeth W, Yatich Nelly

“…Our aim was to assess breastfeeding and infant feeding practices in Nairobi slums with reference to WHO recommendations.…”
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