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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Do migrant children face greater health hazards in slum settlements? evidence from Nairobi, Kenya
Journal of Urban Health, Volume 88, No. SUPPL. 2, Year 2011
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Between 60% and 70% of Nairobi City's population live in congested informal settlements, commonly referred to as slums, without proper access to sanitation, clean water, health care and other social services. Children in such areas are exposed to disproportionately high health hazards. This paper examines the impact of mother and child migration on the survival of more than 10,000 children in two of Nairobi's informal settlements\-Korogocho and Viwandani\-between July 2003 and June 2007, using a two-stage semi-parametric proportional hazards (Cox) model that controls for attrition and various factors that affect child survival. Results show that the slum-born have higher mortality than non-slum-born, an indication that delivery in the slums has long-term health consequences for children. Children born in the slums to women who were pregnant at the time of migration have the highest risk of dying. Given the high degree of circular migration, factors predisposing children born in the slums to recent migrant mothers to higher mortality should be better understood and addressed. © 2011 The New York Academy of Medicine.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bocquier, Philippe
Unknown Affiliation
Béguy, Donatien
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Zulu, Eliya Msiyaphazi
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Muindi, Kanyiva
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Konseiga, Adama
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Yé, Yazoume
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Statistics
Citations: 60
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11524-010-9497-6
e-ISSN:
14682869
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Female