Childhood disability in Turkana, Kenya: Understanding how carers cope in a complex humanitarian setting

Autor: Maria Zuurmond, Velma Nyapera, Victoria Mwenda, James Kisia, Hilary Rono, Jennifer Palmer

Publikováno v: African Journal of Disability, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp e1-e8 (2016)

Background: Although the consequences of disability are magnified in humanitarian contexts, research into the difficulties of caring for children with a disability in such settings has received limited attention. Methods: Based on in-depth interviews

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/fe805a337b074bc296fe90eea0eb34e5

Childhood disability in Turkana, Kenya:Understanding how carers cope in a complex humanitarian setting

Autor: Velma Nyapera, James Kisia, Hilary Rono, Maria Zuurmond, Victoria Mwenda, Jennifer J. Palmer

Publikováno v: Zuurmond, M, Nyapera, V, Mwenda, V, Kisia, J, Rono, H & Palmer, J 2016, ' Childhood disability in Turkana, Kenya : Understanding how carers cope in a complex humanitarian setting ', African Journal of Disability, vol. 5, no. 1, a277, pp. 1-8 . https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v5i1.277
African Journal of Disability
African Journal of Disability, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp e1-e8 (2016)

Background: Although the consequences of disability are magnified in humanitarian contexts, research into the difficulties of caring for children with a disability in such settings has received limited attention. Methods: Based on in-depth interviews

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::70fbadb8d8cb6e95a3689d75d7a1fbe2
https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/28174335/Palmer_Etal_AJOD_2016_Childhood_Disability_Turkana_Kenya.pdf

Innovations in communication technologies for measles supplemental immunization activities: lessons from Kenya measles vaccination campaign, November 2012

Autor: Caleb Chemirmir, Gene L Bartley, Nasra Ali, Collins W Tabu, Melissa G Corkum, William B Mbabazi, James Kisia

Publikováno v: Health Policy and Planning

Background To achieve a measles free world, effective communication must be part of all elimination plans. The choice of communication approaches must be evidence based, locally appropriate, interactive and community owned. In this article, we docume

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::f9418fa751950f37382952dedd3a8612
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24920218

Factors associated with utilization of community health workers in improving access to malaria treatment among children in Kenya

Autor: James Kisia, Kioko Kiilu, David Odhiambo Otieno, Willis Akhwale, Salim Sohani, Florence Nelima, Andrew Nyandigisi, Kendra Siekmans, Wamalwa Emmanuel

Publikováno v: Malaria Journal, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 248 (2012)
Malaria Journal

Background The success of community case management in improving access to effective malaria treatment for young children relies on broad utilization of community health workers (CHWs) to diagnose and treat fever cases. A better understanding of the

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http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/248