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Abstract The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) was
the first urban-based longitudinal health and demographic surveillance platform in sub …

The majority of studies of the birth spacing–child survival relationship rely on retrospective
data, which are vulnerable to errors that might bias results. The relationship is re-assessed …

Half the population of low‐and middle‐income countries will live in urban areas by 2030,
and poverty and inequality in these contexts are rising. Slum‐dwelling is one way in which to …

The research community has shown increasing interest in develo** and using metrics to
determine the relationships between urban living and health. In particular, we have seen a …

Child fostering—children living apart from their biological mothers—is an established
strategy to support children and families throughout Africa. Little is known about how …

Rising feminization of migration has resulted in substantial flows of women migrating in
Africa, increasing the importance of migration in women's lives. Although child fostering is an …

Citywide ventilation studies are challenging because they involve complicated interactions
between various variables, including anthropogenic variables, housing conditions, and …

''. I would describe people living here as those who are surviving purely by luck. They live
from day to day. When it comes to living conditions it is quite hard, here I am living with my …

In recent years, increased attention has been focused on global reproductive, maternal,
newborn, and child health (RMNCH). 1–7 The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were …