Sylvia Wamugi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1446591 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sylvia Wamugi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sylvia |
| FAMILY NAME | Wamugi |
| SIGNATURE | WAMUGI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and the effects of Covid-19 among the youth in Kenya
There was high knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms, preventive strategies, and high adoption of preventive practices. Strategies to sustain behaviors positively adopted among young people will be critical to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Despite the low reported rates of inability to access sexual and reproductive health, response measures should include strategies that facilitate continuity of services among young people. The reported social effects…
Women's perceptions about abortion in their communities
Unsafe abortion in Kenya is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. In October 2012, we sought to understand the methods married women aged 24–49 and young, unmarried women aged ≤ 20 used to induce abortion, the providers they utilized and the social, economic and cultural norms that influenced women’s access to safe abortion services in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties in western Kenya. We conducted five focus groups with young wome…
Women's perceptions about abortion in their communities
Unsafe abortion in Kenya is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. In October 2012, we sought to understand the methods married women aged 24–49 and young, unmarried women aged ≤ 20 used to induce abortion, the providers they utilized and the social, economic and cultural norms that influenced women’s access to safe abortion services in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties in western Kenya. We conducted five focus groups with young wome…
Women's perceptions about abortion in their communities
Unsafe abortion in Kenya is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. In October 2012, we sought to understand the methods married women aged 24–49 and young, unmarried women aged ≤ 20 used to induce abortion, the providers they utilized and the social, economic and cultural norms that influenced women’s access to safe abortion services in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties in western Kenya. We conducted five focus groups with young wome…
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and the effects of Covid-19 among the youth in Kenya
There was high knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms, preventive strategies, and high adoption of preventive practices. Strategies to sustain behaviors positively adopted among young people will be critical to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Despite the low reported rates of inability to access sexual and reproductive health, response measures should include strategies that facilitate continuity of services among young people. The reported social effects…
Environmental health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Pregnancy (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Abortion (1 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · Biostatistics (1 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (1 works)