Sexual risk-taking in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993-98

Bibliographic Data

ID4266943
AuthorsEliya M Zulu (0000-0002-8680-4311, African Population and Health Research Center), F Nii-Amoo Dodoo (Institute of Criminology), Alex Chika-Ezeh, Alex Ezeh (0000-0002-1309-4697, African Population and Health Research Center)
Year2002
Volume56
Issue3
Pages311-323
Publication date2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324720215933
PMID12553329
OpenAlexW2005412243
LanguageEN
Citations received75
References cited27

Relatively less attention has been paid to reproductive health problems facing deprived urban residents than to those facing rural residents in the sub-Saharan Africa. This is probably because the majority of Africans live in rural areas, where they are presumed to have poorer medical, educational, and other social services. Yet, the unprecedented rate of urbanization and the accompanying disproportionate growth in the proportion of poor city residents pose new challenges for health care in the region. This study examines differences in sexual behaviour between slum residents and non-slum residents in Nairobi city. The results show that slum residents start sexual intercourse at earlier ages, have more sexual partners, and are less likely than other city residents to know of or adopt preventive measures against contracting HIV/AIDS. The findings highlight the need to treat slum residents as a sub-population uniquely vulnerable to reproductive health problems and to expend more resources in slum settings

Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Geography · Population · Reproductive health · Rural area · Sexual intercourse · Slum · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urbanization · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare