Acceptability of a pilot program to provide voluntary male medical circumcision to street connected youth
*Kibel, M., Shah, P., Makori, D., Ayuku, D., Apondi, E., Wachira J., Braitstein, P. “Acceptability of a pilot program to provide voluntary male medical circumcision to street connected youth in western Kenya as part of a ten-day healing, education, and coming-of-age retreat” Journal of Adolescent Health. 2018 Oct 13. pii: S1054-139X(18)30340-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.07.027. PMID: 30327277...
July 30, 20200Mortality among street connected children and youth in western Kenya
Embleton L, Ayuku D, Makori D, Kamanda A, Braitstein P. “Mortality among street connected children and youth in western Kenya: a retrospective case series”. BMC Health and Human Rights. 2018 May 15;18(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s12914-018-0160-8. PMID: 29764412 Abstract: Street-connected young people carry a disproportionate burden of morbidities, and engage in a variety of practices that may heighten their risk of premature...
Unconditional government cash transfers in support of orphaned & vulnerable adolescents
Shangani, S., Operario, D., Genberg, B., Kirwa, K., Midoun, M., Atwoli, L., et al. (2017) PLoS ONE 12(5): e0178076 Abstract: Orphaned and vulnerable adolescents (OVA) in sub-Saharan Africa are at greater risk for adverse psychological outcomes compared with their non-OVA counterparts. Social interventions that provide cash transfers (CTs) have been shown to improve health outcomes among young people, but little...
Sexual Behavior Among Orphaned Adolescents in Western Kenya
Embleton, L., Nyandat, J., Ayuku, D., Sang, E., Kamanda, A., Ayaya, S., … & Galarraga, O. (2017). Sexual Behavior Among Orphaned Adolescents in Western Kenya: A Comparison of Institutional-and Family-Based Care Settings. Journal of Adolescent Health, 60(4), 417-424. .015 Abstract: This study sought to assess whether risky sexual behaviors and sexual exploitation of orphaned adolescents differed between family-based and institutional...
‘Pregnancy Has Its Advantages’
Wachira, J., Kamanda, A., Embleton, L., Naanyu, V., Ayuku, D., & Braitstein, P. (2016). ‘Pregnancy Has Its Advantages’: The Voices of Street Connected Children and Youth in Eldoret, Kenya. PloS one, 11(3), e0150814. Abstract: Little is known about the reproductive health or family planning needs of street-connected children and youth in resource-constrained countries. The study objective was to describe how street-connected children...
