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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Monitoring of health and demographic outcomes in poor urban settlements: Evidence from the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Journal of Urban Health, Volume 88, No. SUPPL. 2, Year 2011
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Description
The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) was set up in Korogocho and Viwandani slum settlements to provide a platform for investigating linkages between urban poverty, health, and demographic and other socioeconomic outcomes, and to facilitate the evaluation of interventions to improve the wellbeing of the urban poor. Data from the NUHDSS confirm the high level of population mobility in slum settlements, and also demonstrate that slum settlements are long-term homes for many people. Research and intervention programs should take account of the duality of slum residency. Consistent with the trends observed countrywide, the data show substantial improvements in measures of child mortality, while there has been limited decline in fertility in slum settlements. The NUHDSS experience has shown that it is feasible to set up and implement long-term health and demographic surveillance system in urban slum settlements and to generate vital data for guiding policy and actions aimed at improving the wellbeing of the urban poor. © 2011 The New York Academy of Medicine.
Authors & Co-Authors
Emina, Jacques B.O.
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Béguy, Donatien
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Zulu, Eliya Msiyaphazi
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Ezeh, Alex Chika
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Muindi, Kanyiva
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Elung'ata, Patricia
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Otsola, John K.
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Yé, Yazoume
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Statistics
Citations: 197
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11524-011-9594-1
e-ISSN:
14682869
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study