Allan Kamanda

Dados Biográficos

ID6763514
NOMEAllan Kamanda
PRENOMESAllan
SOBRENOMEKamanda
ASSINATURAKAMANDA A
AFILIAÇÕESMoi University
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2012
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2018
ÍNDICE H1

  • Causes of death among street-connected children and youth in Eldoret, Kenya

    Open AccessLonnie Embleton, David Ayuku et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2018

    BACKGROUND: Street-connected young people carry a disproportionate burden of morbidities, and engage in a variety of practices that may heighten their risk of premature mortality, yet there are currently no reports in the literature on the rates or risk factors for mortality among them, nor on their causes of death. In low- and middle-income countries they are frequently in situations that violate their human rights, likely contributing to their …

  • A Pilot Study of “Peer Navigators” to Promote Uptake of HIV Testing, Care and Treatment Among Street-Connected Children and Youth in Eldoret, Kenya

    Open AccessPooja Shah, M Kibel et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018

    Research suggests a burden of HIV among street-connected youth (SCY) in Kenya. We piloted the use of peer navigators (PNs), individuals of mixed HIV serostatus and with direct experience of being street-connected, to link SCY to HIV testing and care. From January 2015 to October 2017, PNs engaged 781 SCY (585 male, 196 female), median age 16 (IQR 13-20). At initial encounter, 52 (6.6%) were known HIV-positive and 647 (88.8%) agreed to HIV testing…

  • Eating sweets without the wrapper

    Lonnie Embleton, Juddy Wachira et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2016

    Street-connected youth in Kenya are a population potentially at risk of HIV transmission, yet little is known about their perceptions and experiences of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), despite their living in an HIV endemic region. We sought to elucidate the language and sociocultural factors rooted in street life that impact on street-connected young people's knowledge of and perceptions about the prevention and transmission of STIs, and…

  • Initiation to street life

    Open AccessJuddy Wachira, Allan Kamanda et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    There were important gender differences in the initiation practices of SCCY. Normalization of physical and psychological abuse during initiation contributes to the high health risks faced by these SCCY. Appropriate interventions need to be developed in collaboration with SCCY

  • Models of care for orphaned and separated children and upholding children’s rights

    Open AccessLonnie Embleton, David Ayuku et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2014

    BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa is home to approximately 55 million orphaned children. The growing orphan crisis has overwhelmed many communities and has weakened the ability of extended families to meet traditional care-taking expectations. Other models of care and support have emerged in sub-Saharan Africa to address the growing orphan crisis, yet there is a lack of information on these models available in the literature. We applied a human righ…

  • The government of Kenya cash transfer for orphaned and vulnerable children

    Open AccessDavid Ayuku, Lonnie Embleton et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2014

    BACKGROUND: The 'Cash Transfer to Orphans and Vulnerable Children' (CT-OVC) in Kenya is a government-supported program intended to provide regular and predictable cash transfers (CT) to poor households taking care of OVC. CT programs can be an effective means of alleviating poverty and facilitating the attainment of an adequate standard of living for people's health and well-being and other international human rights. The objective of this analys…

  • Harnessing the power of the grassroots to conduct public health research in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessAllan Kamanda, Lonnie Embleton et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    CBPR methods have the ability to enable and strengthen epidemiological and public health research in sub-Saharan Africa within the social, political, economic and cultural contexts of the diverse communities on the continent. This project demonstrates that adaptation of these methods is crucial to the successful implementation of a community-based project involving a highly vulnerable population

  • Community Perspectives on Research Consent Involving Vulnerable Children in Western Kenya

    Open AccessRachel Vreeman, Eunice Kamaara et al.ARTICLEJournal of Empirical Research on…2012Citada por: 1Referências: 5

    Involving vulnerable pediatric populations in international research requires culturally appropriate ethical protections. We sought to use mabaraza, traditional East African community assemblies, to understand how a community in western Kenya viewed participation of children in health research and informed consent and assent processes. Results from 108 participants revealed generally positive attitudes towards involving vulnerable children in res…