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Exposure to violence, adverse life events and the mental health of adolescent girls in Nairobi slums
Autor:
Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Karen Austrian, Benta A. Abuya, Beth Kangwana, Nicole Maddox, Caroline W. Kabiru
Publikováno v:
BMC Women's Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)
Abstract Introduction Mental health problems rank among the leading causes of disability among young people globally. Young people growing up in urban slums are exposed to adverse childhood experiences, violence, and other adversities. There is limit
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/32682bb02447431383831082082e0ebd
Publikováno v:
Cogent Education, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2022)
This paper documents the endline findings and lessons learned from the “Advancing Learning Outcomes and Transformational Change (ALOT Change) program whose goal was to secure the future of adolescent girls and boys aged 12–19 in two urban informa
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/da74371e5518465ca6d71564d5db20bb
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Education, Vol 6 (2021)
Introduction: Urbanization is a double-edged sword, while it is transforming the world, it is also creating spaces that pose threats to its benefits. In sub-Saharan Africa, urbanization is occurring amidst slowed economic growth and into spaces that
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6c6fd9ad9b464557a4da71456806ec05
Autor:
Benta A. Abuya, Nelson Muhia
Publikováno v:
Qualitative Research in Education, Vol 9, Iss 3 (2020)
This paper highlights findings from the, ‘Advancing learning outcomes for transformational change (A LOT-Change), whose goal was to increase efforts towards securing the future of children living in urban informal settlements. The intervention was
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/a81c689e54694502991e40b07ee55ed6
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 281-290 (2018)
Violence victimization is a key threat to adolescents’ well-being in urban slums in sub-Saharan Africa. We examined the association between violence victimization and aspiration–expectations disjunction using cross-sectional data from 2360 girls
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0a2225815665449d8678cf35f26e1eb8
Publikováno v:
SAGE Open, Vol 9 (2019)
Research shows that children living with two biological parents outperform those raised in other family structures. A growing number of children do not live with two biological parents in sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies have examined the conseque
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/eacded9598234f3ebc3839cacaf6683a
Publikováno v:
Qualitative Research in Education, Vol 7, Iss 2 (2018)
The objective of this paper is to examine the perceptions of community elders and parents on their roles regarding support to their children’s education. Data come from the qualitative component of a baseline survey conducted in Korogocho and Viwan
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4e2778b80e3f40ab9e456b6cb567c3ea
Publikováno v:
SAGE Open, Vol 8 (2018)
Research evidence has established the importance of mothers’ education and their children’s educational achievement. However, little has been done to establish the association between mothers’ education with girls’ literacy and numeracy score
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/cbb81fcacb6147bb9d8de3c28fe0d088
Publikováno v:
Cogent Education, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2017)
A well-established empirical association exists between family background and children’s educational attainment. Studies have shown the importance of parental education for not just children’s educational outcomes but also other behavioral, and h
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/21ef19554ec245439fdb9d46ffd099aa
Autor:
Benta A. Abuya, Moses Ngware
Publikováno v:
SAGE Open, Vol 6 (2016)
The free primary education policy has led to a significant increase in primary school enrollment in the country, from 8.6 million children in 2008 to 9.9 million in 2012. Increased enrollment complicated the work of teachers in the classrooms in the
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/356b543296bd490593a00582d2be1b05