Stanley Gitari
Biographic Data
| ID | 1561071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stanley Gitari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stanley |
| FAMILY NAME | Gitari |
| SIGNATURE | GITARI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kenya Methodist University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A social innovation to empower community-led monitoring and mobilization for HIV prevention in rural Kenya: Experimenting to reduce the HIV prevention policy-implementation gap
Introduction: Strong policy guidance has recently emerged identifying focal points at multiple levels and across sectors to end the persistent HIV pandemic and related inequities. Reducing the policy-implementation gap, as with the evidence-policy gap, requires strategic alignment between interventional research and policy realms. Global- and national-level HIV policy indicate a need for community-led efforts to reduce HIV stigma, and increase up…
Patterns of Substance Use Among Street-Involved Children and Youth in Kenya: The Roles of Street-Exposure, Migratory Factors, Family Deprivation, and Geographic Sub-location
Spirituality as compensation for low-quality social environments in childhood among young Kenyan men
This study explores the role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for poor social conditions in childhood, asking whether spirituality moderates poor childhood social conditions and suicide ideation, self-rated health and collective self-esteem among young Kenyan men. Measured outcomes were worse among men who recalled fewer memories of relational warmth and safety in childhood, and better among men who reported higher spirituality. Consistent w…
Water insecurity, food insecurity and social capital associated with a group-led microfinance programme in semi-rural Kenya
Social capital predicts many positive health outcomes, including food and water access and sufficiency. Hence, increasing social capital has emerged as one potential strategy to improve food and water security. In this study, we investigate whether social capital generated through participation in a community-based microlending programme based in semi-rural Kenya is associated with water and food insecurity, and explore the interconnectedness of …
Flourishing communities: A new model to promote sustainable community leadership and transformation in semi‐rural Kenya
Communities often face numerous challenges and opportunities - situations that may be reduced to specific domains by researchers, policy makers and interventionists. This study informs and animate a new "flourishing community" model that seeks to build collective capacity to respond to challenges and opportunities. Our work is a response to children living on the streets, whose families face myriad challenges. The Sustainable Development Goals ma…
Child maltreatment, social capital, maternal mental health and duration of program involvement: Assessment from a community-based empowerment program in Kenya
Mental health and childhood memories among rural Kenyan men: Considering the role of spirituality in life-course pathways
Globally there is high morbidity due to mental illnesses, necessitating research on positive mental health and new models of mental health promotion. This study investigates the mediating role of spirituality to known pathways between childhood social exposures and adult mental health outcomes-hope, meaning in life and depression among young Kenyan men. Using the "religion as attachment" framework, we investigate whether childhood attachment cond…
Come Together to Decrease Depression: Women’s mental health, social capital, and participation in a Kenyan combined microfinance program
BACKGROUND: Tools and systems to improve mental health have been understudied in low-resource environments, such as sub-Saharan Africa. This study explores depression amongst women participating in a community-based intervention combining savings- and lending-groups, entrepreneurial training and other skills training. AIMS: This study aims to determine whether depression decreases with more program participation, and the extent to which social ca…
Intimate Partnerships, Suicidal Ideation and Suicide-Related Hospitalization Among Young Kenyan Men
Suicide clusters among young Kenyan men
Suicide is a leading cause of global mortality. Suicide clusters have recently been identified among peer networks in high-income countries. This study investigates dynamics of suicide clustering within social networks of young Kenya men ( n = 532; 18-34 years). We found a strong, statistically significant association between reported number of friends who previously attempted suicide and present suicide ideation (odds ratio = 1.9; 95% confidence…
How do Kenyan orphan girls experience less meaningful lives and how much does it matter for ‘health’
Vulnerability of street-involved children and youth in semi-rural Kenya: Does orphan status matter
The vulnerability of street-involved children and youth (SICY) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to adverse childhood events is well documented. Associations between orphanhood and multiple types of vulnerability have also been demonstrated. Whether type of orphanhood is associated with adverse events experienced during childhood or is predictive of psychosocial health is still unclear. Maua Methodist Hospital conducted a cross-sectional survey of 53 s…
Subjective Social Standing and Conflict Tactics Among Young Kenyan Men
Highlights Lower subjective social status predicts more violent conflict and less negotiation‐based conflict. Lower self‐esteem and more loneliness mediate associations of subjective status and partner conflict. Research and policy response to IPV should consider social well‐being and social inequality
Predictors of Child-Fostering Attitudes in a Large Cross-Section of Kenyan Women: Family, Health and Psycho-Social Factors and the Residual Presence of Childhood Adversities
Tens of millions of orphan and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa require long-term foster-care from community families. To support decisions to foster orphan and vulnerable children, it is necessary to understand dynamics predicting fostering attitudes. In this study, we assess a range of family, health, psycho-social and childhood factors in a community sample of Kenyan women (n = 1,974) and their association with fostering attitudes. Be…
Child-street migration among HIV-affected families in Kenya: A mediation analysis from cross-sectional data
Within Kenya, an estimated quarter of a million children live on the streets, and 1.8 million children are orphaned. In this study, we analyze how HIV contributes to the phenomenon of child-street migration. We interviewed a random community sample of caregiving women (n = 1974) in Meru County, Kenya, using a structured questionnaire in summer 2015. Items included reported HIV prevalence of respondent and her partner, social support, overall heal…
Stitching the fabric back together: Child fostering attitudes in the transition to a chronic HIV epidemic
There are an estimated 56 million orphans and vulnerable children across sub-Saharan Africa. Communities typically care for orphan children through informal caring arrangements – either within or outside of kinship networks. Within Kenya, an estimated 250,000 children live on the streets. There is less research related to fostering attitudes of this special population than orphans and vulnerable children generally. Important research over the pas…
Economic empowerment or cash‐dependency for orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya: Evidence from an alternative to cash‐only models
Orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) often have worse educational, developmental, nutritional, and behavioral outcomes than non‐OVC. Much of these disparities come from reduced household earnings due to the loss of parental income. The present study used conditional process analysis to evaluate income and savings among OVC households, using cross‐sectional data from 1,060 OVC in a 3‐year Kenyan empowerment program that combined elements of cash t…
Factors associated with general self-efficacy and resilience among youth heads of households in Kenya
This study assesses resilience and general self-efficacy among Kenyan orphans and vulnerable children ( n = 1060) active in a community-based program combining economic household strengthening with psychosocial support. Quantile regression analyses modeled associations between the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of resilience and general self-efficacy and multiple covariates. Program participation positively predicted increased general self-effi…
Mediating pathways between HIV+ status and excellent overall health among Kenyan women: Family functioning, meaningfulness of life, social support and the need for integrated care / Mediar vías entre …
Mediating pathways between HIV+ status and excellent overall health among Kenyan women: family functioning, meaningfulness of life, social support and the need for integrated care / Mediar vas entre el estado VIH + y excelente estado general de salud entre las mujeres de Kenia: funcionamiento de la familia, significado de la vida, el apoyo social y la necesidad de
Sexual Behavior Among Young Carers in the Context of a Kenyan Empowerment Program Combining Cash-Transfer, Psychosocial Support, and Entrepreneurship
This study examined associations between sexual initiation, unprotected sex, and having multiple sex partners in the past year with participation in a three-year empowerment program targeting orphan and vulnerable children (OVC). The Kenya-based program combines community-conditioned cash transfer, psychosocial empowerment, health education, and microenterprise development. Program participants (n = 1,060) were interviewed in a cross-sectional de…
Factors associated with general self-efficacy and resilience among youth heads of households in Kenya
This study assesses resilience and general self-efficacy among Kenyan orphans and vulnerable children ( n = 1060) active in a community-based program combining economic household strengthening with psychosocial support. Quantile regression analyses modeled associations between the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of resilience and general self-efficacy and multiple covariates. Program participation positively predicted increased general self-effi…
Flourishing communities: A new model to promote sustainable community leadership and transformation in semi‐rural Kenya
Communities often face numerous challenges and opportunities - situations that may be reduced to specific domains by researchers, policy makers and interventionists. This study informs and animate a new "flourishing community" model that seeks to build collective capacity to respond to challenges and opportunities. Our work is a response to children living on the streets, whose families face myriad challenges. The Sustainable Development Goals ma…
Mental health and childhood memories among rural Kenyan men: Considering the role of spirituality in life-course pathways
Globally there is high morbidity due to mental illnesses, necessitating research on positive mental health and new models of mental health promotion. This study investigates the mediating role of spirituality to known pathways between childhood social exposures and adult mental health outcomes-hope, meaning in life and depression among young Kenyan men. Using the "religion as attachment" framework, we investigate whether childhood attachment cond…
Suicide clusters among young Kenyan men
Suicide is a leading cause of global mortality. Suicide clusters have recently been identified among peer networks in high-income countries. This study investigates dynamics of suicide clustering within social networks of young Kenya men ( n = 532; 18-34 years). We found a strong, statistically significant association between reported number of friends who previously attempted suicide and present suicide ideation (odds ratio = 1.9; 95% confidence…
Subjective Social Standing and Conflict Tactics Among Young Kenyan Men
Highlights Lower subjective social status predicts more violent conflict and less negotiation‐based conflict. Lower self‐esteem and more loneliness mediate associations of subjective status and partner conflict. Research and policy response to IPV should consider social well‐being and social inequality
Economic empowerment or cash‐dependency for orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya: Evidence from an alternative to cash‐only models
Orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) often have worse educational, developmental, nutritional, and behavioral outcomes than non‐OVC. Much of these disparities come from reduced household earnings due to the loss of parental income. The present study used conditional process analysis to evaluate income and savings among OVC households, using cross‐sectional data from 1,060 OVC in a 3‐year Kenyan empowerment program that combined elements of cash t…
Sexual Behavior Among Young Carers in the Context of a Kenyan Empowerment Program Combining Cash-Transfer, Psychosocial Support, and Entrepreneurship
This study examined associations between sexual initiation, unprotected sex, and having multiple sex partners in the past year with participation in a three-year empowerment program targeting orphan and vulnerable children (OVC). The Kenya-based program combines community-conditioned cash transfer, psychosocial empowerment, health education, and microenterprise development. Program participants (n = 1,060) were interviewed in a cross-sectional de…
Mediating pathways between HIV+ status and excellent overall health among Kenyan women: Family functioning, meaningfulness of life, social support and the need for integrated care / Mediar vías entre …
Mediating pathways between HIV+ status and excellent overall health among Kenyan women: family functioning, meaningfulness of life, social support and the need for integrated care / Mediar vas entre el estado VIH + y excelente estado general de salud entre las mujeres de Kenia: funcionamiento de la familia, significado de la vida, el apoyo social y la necesidad de
Sexual Behavior Among Young Carers in the Context of a Kenyan Empowerment Program Combining Cash-Transfer, Psychosocial Support, and Entrepreneurship
This study examined associations between sexual initiation, unprotected sex, and having multiple sex partners in the past year with participation in a three-year empowerment program targeting orphan and vulnerable children (OVC). The Kenya-based program combines community-conditioned cash transfer, psychosocial empowerment, health education, and microenterprise development. Program participants (n = 1,060) were interviewed in a cross-sectional de…
Child-street migration among HIV-affected families in Kenya: A mediation analysis from cross-sectional data
Within Kenya, an estimated quarter of a million children live on the streets, and 1.8 million children are orphaned. In this study, we analyze how HIV contributes to the phenomenon of child-street migration. We interviewed a random community sample of caregiving women (n = 1974) in Meru County, Kenya, using a structured questionnaire in summer 2015. Items included reported HIV prevalence of respondent and her partner, social support, overall heal…
Stitching the fabric back together: Child fostering attitudes in the transition to a chronic HIV epidemic
There are an estimated 56 million orphans and vulnerable children across sub-Saharan Africa. Communities typically care for orphan children through informal caring arrangements – either within or outside of kinship networks. Within Kenya, an estimated 250,000 children live on the streets. There is less research related to fostering attitudes of this special population than orphans and vulnerable children generally. Important research over the pas…
Economic empowerment or cash‐dependency for orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya: Evidence from an alternative to cash‐only models
Orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) often have worse educational, developmental, nutritional, and behavioral outcomes than non‐OVC. Much of these disparities come from reduced household earnings due to the loss of parental income. The present study used conditional process analysis to evaluate income and savings among OVC households, using cross‐sectional data from 1,060 OVC in a 3‐year Kenyan empowerment program that combined elements of cash t…
Factors associated with general self-efficacy and resilience among youth heads of households in Kenya
This study assesses resilience and general self-efficacy among Kenyan orphans and vulnerable children ( n = 1060) active in a community-based program combining economic household strengthening with psychosocial support. Quantile regression analyses modeled associations between the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of resilience and general self-efficacy and multiple covariates. Program participation positively predicted increased general self-effi…
How do Kenyan orphan girls experience less meaningful lives and how much does it matter for ‘health’
Vulnerability of street-involved children and youth in semi-rural Kenya: Does orphan status matter
The vulnerability of street-involved children and youth (SICY) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to adverse childhood events is well documented. Associations between orphanhood and multiple types of vulnerability have also been demonstrated. Whether type of orphanhood is associated with adverse events experienced during childhood or is predictive of psychosocial health is still unclear. Maua Methodist Hospital conducted a cross-sectional survey of 53 s…
Subjective Social Standing and Conflict Tactics Among Young Kenyan Men
Highlights Lower subjective social status predicts more violent conflict and less negotiation‐based conflict. Lower self‐esteem and more loneliness mediate associations of subjective status and partner conflict. Research and policy response to IPV should consider social well‐being and social inequality
Predictors of Child-Fostering Attitudes in a Large Cross-Section of Kenyan Women: Family, Health and Psycho-Social Factors and the Residual Presence of Childhood Adversities
Tens of millions of orphan and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa require long-term foster-care from community families. To support decisions to foster orphan and vulnerable children, it is necessary to understand dynamics predicting fostering attitudes. In this study, we assess a range of family, health, psycho-social and childhood factors in a community sample of Kenyan women (n = 1,974) and their association with fostering attitudes. Be…
Intimate Partnerships, Suicidal Ideation and Suicide-Related Hospitalization Among Young Kenyan Men
Suicide clusters among young Kenyan men
Suicide is a leading cause of global mortality. Suicide clusters have recently been identified among peer networks in high-income countries. This study investigates dynamics of suicide clustering within social networks of young Kenya men ( n = 532; 18-34 years). We found a strong, statistically significant association between reported number of friends who previously attempted suicide and present suicide ideation (odds ratio = 1.9; 95% confidence…
Come Together to Decrease Depression: Women’s mental health, social capital, and participation in a Kenyan combined microfinance program
BACKGROUND: Tools and systems to improve mental health have been understudied in low-resource environments, such as sub-Saharan Africa. This study explores depression amongst women participating in a community-based intervention combining savings- and lending-groups, entrepreneurial training and other skills training. AIMS: This study aims to determine whether depression decreases with more program participation, and the extent to which social ca…
Spirituality as compensation for low-quality social environments in childhood among young Kenyan men
This study explores the role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for poor social conditions in childhood, asking whether spirituality moderates poor childhood social conditions and suicide ideation, self-rated health and collective self-esteem among young Kenyan men. Measured outcomes were worse among men who recalled fewer memories of relational warmth and safety in childhood, and better among men who reported higher spirituality. Consistent w…
Water insecurity, food insecurity and social capital associated with a group-led microfinance programme in semi-rural Kenya
Social capital predicts many positive health outcomes, including food and water access and sufficiency. Hence, increasing social capital has emerged as one potential strategy to improve food and water security. In this study, we investigate whether social capital generated through participation in a community-based microlending programme based in semi-rural Kenya is associated with water and food insecurity, and explore the interconnectedness of …
Flourishing communities: A new model to promote sustainable community leadership and transformation in semi‐rural Kenya
Communities often face numerous challenges and opportunities - situations that may be reduced to specific domains by researchers, policy makers and interventionists. This study informs and animate a new "flourishing community" model that seeks to build collective capacity to respond to challenges and opportunities. Our work is a response to children living on the streets, whose families face myriad challenges. The Sustainable Development Goals ma…
Child maltreatment, social capital, maternal mental health and duration of program involvement: Assessment from a community-based empowerment program in Kenya
Mental health and childhood memories among rural Kenyan men: Considering the role of spirituality in life-course pathways
Globally there is high morbidity due to mental illnesses, necessitating research on positive mental health and new models of mental health promotion. This study investigates the mediating role of spirituality to known pathways between childhood social exposures and adult mental health outcomes-hope, meaning in life and depression among young Kenyan men. Using the "religion as attachment" framework, we investigate whether childhood attachment cond…
A social innovation to empower community-led monitoring and mobilization for HIV prevention in rural Kenya: Experimenting to reduce the HIV prevention policy-implementation gap
Introduction: Strong policy guidance has recently emerged identifying focal points at multiple levels and across sectors to end the persistent HIV pandemic and related inequities. Reducing the policy-implementation gap, as with the evidence-policy gap, requires strategic alignment between interventional research and policy realms. Global- and national-level HIV policy indicate a need for community-led efforts to reduce HIV stigma, and increase up…
Patterns of Substance Use Among Street-Involved Children and Youth in Kenya: The Roles of Street-Exposure, Migratory Factors, Family Deprivation, and Geographic Sub-location
Medicine (18 works) · Psychology (17 works) · Political science (13 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Kenya (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works)