Health & Demographic Surveillance System Profile
The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23315411 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donatien Beguy (African Population and Health Research Center), Patricia Elungata (0009-0000-9962-534X, African Population and Health Research Center), Blessing Mberu (0000-0002-6188-196X, African Population and Health Research Center), Clement Oduor (0000-0003-1716-9294, African Population and Health Research Center), Marylene Wamukoya (0000-0002-2900-9178, African Population and Health Research Center), Bonface Nganyi (African Population and Health Research Center), Alex Ezeh (0000-0002-1309-4697, African Population and Health Research Center) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 462-471 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Epidemiology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-5771 • E-ISSN: 1464-3685 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ije/dyu251 |
| PMID | 25596586 |
| OpenAlex | W2277885973 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 72 |
| References cited | 15 |
The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) was the first urban-based longitudinal health and demographic surveillance platform in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The NUHDSS was established in 2002 to provide a platform to investigate the long-term social, economic and health consequences of urban residence, and to serve as a primary research tool for intervention and impact evaluation studies focusing on the needs of the urban poor in SSA. Since its inception, the NUHDSS has successfully followed every year a population of about 65,000 individuals in 24,000 households in two slum communities--Korogocho and Viwandani--in Nairobi, Kenya. Data collected include key demographic and health information (births, deaths including verbal autopsy, in- and out-migration, immunization) and other information that characterizes living conditions in the slums (livelihood opportunities, household amenities and possessions, type of housing etc.). In addition to the routine data, it has provided a robust platform for nesting several studies examining the challenges of rapid urbanization in SSA and associated health and poverty dynamics. NUHDSS data are shared through internal and external collaborations, in accordance with the Centre's guidelines for publications, data sharing.
Agriculture · Economic growth · Environmental health · Geography · Livelihood · Population · Poverty · Residence · Slum · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Urbanization · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Medicine
Lived sanitation experiences in informal and formal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
A socio-ecological framework examination of drivers of blood pressure control among patients with comorbidities and on treatment in two Nairobi slums; a qualitative study
“We are their eyes and ears here on the ground, yet they do not appreciate us”—Factors influencing the performance of Kenyan community health volunteers working in urban informal settlements
Co-occurrence of behavioral risk factors of common non-communicable diseases among urban slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya
Awareness and uptake of layered HIV prevention programming for young women
Reaching early adolescents with a complex intervention for HIV prevention
Collecting data on HIV/Aids mortality during household surveys
Identifying gaps in HIV policy and practice along the HIV care continuum
Magnitude, trends, transitions, and drivers of the double burden of malnutrition among adolescent girls in urban slums, Kenya
Slums, Space, and State of Health—A Link between Settlement Morphology and Health Data
Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of tobacco and alcohol use in four sub-Saharan African countries
Patterns and predictors of private and public health care utilization among residents of an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
Household food (in)security and nutritional status of urban poor children aged 6 to 23 months in Kenya
Evaluating the impact of the DREAMS partnership to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women in four settings
Covid- 19 and human right to food
Public knowledge of risk factors and warning signs for cardiovascular disease among young and middle-aged adults in rural Tanzania
Toward “Age-Friendly Slums”? Health Challenges of Older Slum Dwellers in Nairobi and the Applicability of the Age-Friendly City Approach
Using a co-created transdisciplinary approach to explore the complexity of air pollution in informal settlements
The feasibility, acceptability, cost and benefits of a “communities of practice” model for improving the quality of childcare centres
Predictors of quality of childcare centers in low-income settings
Co-creation and self-evaluation
Voices and challenges of marginalized and vulnerable groups in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Developing an intervention to improve the quality of childcare centers in resource-poor urban settings
Community advisory committee as a facilitator of health and wellbeing
Complementarity of formal and informal actors and their networks in support of vulnerable populations in informal settlements
Impact of the DREAMS Partnership on social support and general self-efficacy among adolescent girls and young women
Towards an appropriate ethics framework for Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS)
The Chronic Kidney Disease in Africa (CKD-Africa) collaboration
Estimating the burden of cardiovascular risk in community dwellers over 40 years old in South Africa, Kenya, Burkina Faso and Ghana
The nexus of the risk of depression and residential mobility for urban poor mothers
Urban-rural disparity and urban population growth
Housing as a Social Determinant of Health
Identifying and Characterizing the Poorest Urban Population Using National Household Surveys in 38 Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa
A Promising Approach to Preventing Gender-Based Violence and HIV Among Slum-Dwelling Youth in Nairobi, Kenya
Unravelling the wider benefits of social pensions
Ensuring food secure cities – Retail modernization and policy implications in Nairobi, Kenya
Complete and on-time routine childhood immunisation
How do gender and disability influence the ability of the poor to benefit from pro-poor health financing policies in Kenya? An intersectional analysis
We are called the et cetera”
Depressive symptoms as predictors of sexual experiences among very young adolescent girls in slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya
Sars-CoV-2 seroprevalence in three Kenyan health and demographic surveillance sites, December 2020-May 2021
What combination of interventions can optimise HIV prevention for adolescent girls and young women? Cohort analysis of DREAMS participation in urban and rural Kenya
Timeliness of vaccine administration among children in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Impact of DREAMS interventions on experiences of violence among adolescent girls and young women
Impact of DREAMS interventions on attitudes towards gender norms among adolescent girls and young women
Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi
Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Africa
Magnitude and predictors of normal-weight central obesity– the AWI-Gen study findings
Sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with body mass index among men and women in Nairobi slums
Interlinkage among cardio-metabolic disease markers in an urban poor setting in Nairobi, Kenya
A comparison of all-cause and cause-specific mortality by household socioeconomic status across seven INDEPTH network health and demographic surveillance systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Water insecurity and lived experiences in Nairobi, Kenya
An Exploration of Pathways to Care and Referral Systems for Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in Informal Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya
Long‐Distance Mothering in Urban Kenya
Policy and practices shaping the delivery of health services to pregnant adolescents in informal urban settlements in Kenya
Conceptualisations of masculinity and sexual development among boys and young men in Korogocho slum in Kenya
Inexperienced’? Patterns in romantic and sexual experiences among urban poor early adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya
Effect of maternal nutritional education and counselling on children’s stunting prevalence in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Drivers and solutions to unhealthy food consumption by adolescents in urban slums, Kenya
Early impact of the DREAMS partnership on young women’s knowledge of their HIV status
Child Migration in Eastern and Southern Africa
Maternal Migration and Child Fostering Arrangements in Nairobi's Slums
Single mothers coping with food insecurity in a Nairobi slum
Method‐Specific Attributes that Influence Choice of Future Contraception Among Married Women in Nairobi's Informal Settlements
Adolescent Fertility Is Lower than Expected in Rural Areas
Kin support and child health
Single Motherhood and Stress in a Kenyan Slum
Gendered Emotional Support and Women's Well-Being in a Low-Income Urban African Setting
Using Respondent-Driven Sampling to measure abortion safety in restrictive contexts
One hand does not bring up a child
The dynamic role of household structure on under-5 mortality in southern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa
Leaving No One Behind
The burden of disease profile of residents of Nairobi's slums
Childhood vaccination in informal urban settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
What does Access to Maternal Care Mean Among the Urban Poor? Factors Associated with Use of Appropriate Maternal Health Services in the Slum Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya
Child growth in urban deprived settings
Fatal Injuries in the Slums of Nairobi and their Risk Factors
Monitoring of Health and Demographic Outcomes in Poor Urban Settlements
Do Migrant Children Face Greater Health Hazards in Slum Settlements? Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya
Hunger and Food Insecurity in Nairobi’s Slums
The State of African Cities 2008
Urban-rural differences in the socioeconomic deprivation-Sexual behavior link in Kenya
Sexual risk-taking in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993-98
Circular migration patterns and determinants in Nairobi slum settlements
| Unique citing works | 72 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 68 |