All Outputs (371)

An investigation of district spatial variations of childhood diarrhoea and fever morbidity in Malawi (2005)
Journal Article
Kandala, N. B., Magadi, M., & Madise, N. J. (2006). An investigation of district spatial variations of childhood diarrhoea and fever morbidity in Malawi. Social science & medicine, 62(5), 1138-1152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.07.028

Although diarrhoea and malaria are among the leading causes of child mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa, few detailed studies have examined the patterns and determinants of these ailments in the most affected communities. In this paper, we... Read More about An investigation of district spatial variations of childhood diarrhoea and fever morbidity in Malawi.

CCTV and policing: Public area surveillance and police practices in Britain. By Benjamin J. Goold (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 244 pp (2005)
Journal Article
McCahill, M. (2005). CCTV and policing: Public area surveillance and police practices in Britain. By Benjamin J. Goold (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 244 pp. The British journal of criminology, 45(2), 234 - 236

Maternal and child health among the urban poor in Nairobi, Kenya (2004)
Journal Article
Magadi, M. (2004). Maternal and child health among the urban poor in Nairobi, Kenya. Etude de la population africaine = African population studies, 19(Supplement B), 179 - 198

A sea-change or a swamp? New spaces for voluntary sector engagement in governance in the UK (2004)
Journal Article
Taylor, M., Craig, G., Monro, S., Parkes, T., Warburton, D., & Wilkinson, M. (2004). A sea-change or a swamp? New spaces for voluntary sector engagement in governance in the UK. IDS Bulletin, 35(2), 67-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-5436.2004.tb00123.x

In recent years, the emphasis of the New Labour government on partnership and civil renewal has opened up new govemance spaces in the UK. These spaces have provided new opportunities for voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) but also posed new... Read More about A sea-change or a swamp? New spaces for voluntary sector engagement in governance in the UK.

Pathways of the determinants of unfavourable birth outcomes in Kenya (2004)
Journal Article
Diamond, I., Madise, N., Smith, P., & Magadi, M. (2004). Pathways of the determinants of unfavourable birth outcomes in Kenya. Journal of biosocial science, 36(2), 153-176. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932003006163

This paper explores the pathways of the determinants of unfavourable birth outcomes, such as premature birth, the size of the baby at birth, and Caesarean section deliveries, in Kenya using graphical log-linear chain models. The results show that a n... Read More about Pathways of the determinants of unfavourable birth outcomes in Kenya.

Parental presence and adolescent reproductive health among the Nairobi urban poor (2003)
Journal Article
Ngom, P., Magadi, M. A., & Owuor, T. (2003). Parental presence and adolescent reproductive health among the Nairobi urban poor. Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 33(5), 369-377. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1054-139X%2803%2900213-1

Purpose: To investigate whether the presence of parents constitute a protective factor against adverse reproductive health outcomes for adolescents living in slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Methods: The data come from a cross-sectional survey that canvassed... Read More about Parental presence and adolescent reproductive health among the Nairobi urban poor.

The inequality of maternal health care in urban sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s (2003)
Journal Article
Magadi, M. A., Zulu, E. M., & Brockerhoff, M. (2003). The inequality of maternal health care in urban sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s. Population Studies, 57(3), 347-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/0032472032000137853

Numerous studies document the disadvantage in child health of the urban poor in African cities. This study uses Demographic and Health Survey data from 23 countries in sub‐Saharan Africa to examine whether the urban poor experience comparable disadva... Read More about The inequality of maternal health care in urban sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s.

Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya (2003)
Journal Article
Magadi, M. A., & Curtis, S. L. (2003). Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya. Studies in Family Planning, 34(3), 149-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4465.2003.00149.x

This study uses data from the 1989, 1993, and 1998 Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys to examine trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya. The analysis, based on two-level multinomial regression models, shows that, over time,... Read More about Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya.

Coming out and outcomes: negotiating lesbian and gay identities with, and in, the family (2003)
Journal Article
Valentine, G., Skelton, T., & Butler, R. (2003). Coming out and outcomes: negotiating lesbian and gay identities with, and in, the family. Environment and planning. D, Society & space, 21(4), 479-499. https://doi.org/10.1068/d277t

In late modernity there has been a shift in the ways that individuals relate to society, in which traditional ideas, expectations, and hierarchies are being reworked. Released from the constraints and social norms of tradition, individuals, it is arg... Read More about Coming out and outcomes: negotiating lesbian and gay identities with, and in, the family.

Towards inclusive youth policies and practices : lessons from young lesbians, gay men and D/deaf people (2003)
Book
(2003). Towards inclusive youth policies and practices : lessons from young lesbians, gay men and D/deaf people. National Youth Agency

Negotiating difference: lesbian and gay transitions to adulthood (2002)
Book Chapter
(2002). Negotiating difference: lesbian and gay transitions to adulthood. In Social relations and the life course (120 - 134). Palgrave MacMillan

Unplanned childbearing in Kenya: the socio-demographic correlates and the extent of repeatability among women (2002)
Journal Article
Magadi, M. (2003). Unplanned childbearing in Kenya: the socio-demographic correlates and the extent of repeatability among women. Social science & medicine, 56(1), 167-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536%2802%2900018-7

Unplanned pregnancies account for a substantial proportion of births in Kenya and can have a variety of negative consequences on individual women, their families, and the society as a whole. This paper examines the correlates of mistimed and unwanted... Read More about Unplanned childbearing in Kenya: the socio-demographic correlates and the extent of repeatability among women.

From where I write: the place of positionality in qualitative writing (2001)
Book Chapter
(2001). From where I write: the place of positionality in qualitative writing. In Qualitative methodologies for geographers: issues and debates (264 - 276). Arnold

Analysis of factors associated with maternal mortality in Kenyan hospitals (2001)
Journal Article
Magadi, M., Diamond, I., & Madise, N. (2001). Analysis of factors associated with maternal mortality in Kenyan hospitals. Journal of biosocial science, 33(3), 375-389. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932001003753

This paper examines the association of the sociodemographic characteristics of women and the unobserved hospital factors with maternal mortality in Kenya using multilevel logistic regression. The data analysed comprise hospital records for 58,151 obs... Read More about Analysis of factors associated with maternal mortality in Kenyan hospitals.

Factors associated with unfavourable birth outcomes in Kenya (2001)
Journal Article
Magadi, M., Madise, N., & Diamond, I. (2001). Factors associated with unfavourable birth outcomes in Kenya. Journal of biosocial science, 33(2), 199-225. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932001001997

Studies addressing factors associated with adverse birth outcomes have almost exclusively been based on hospital statistics. This is a serious limitation in developing countries where the majority of births do not occur within health facilities. This... Read More about Factors associated with unfavourable birth outcomes in Kenya.

The determinants of delivery care in Kenya (2000)
Journal Article
Magadi, M., Diamond, I., & Rodrigues, R. N. (2000). The determinants of delivery care in Kenya. Biodemography and Social Biology, 47(3-4), 164-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/19485565.2000.9989017

This paper examines the determinants of place of delivery and childbirth attendant in Kenya based on the 1993 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey data. The analysis utilizes multilevel logistic and multilevel multinomial regression models for the pla... Read More about The determinants of delivery care in Kenya.

Frequency and timing of antenatal care in Kenya: explaining the variations between women of different communities (2000)
Journal Article
Magadi, M. A., Madise, N. J., & Rodrigues, R. N. (2000). Frequency and timing of antenatal care in Kenya: explaining the variations between women of different communities. Social science & medicine, 51(4), 551-561. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536%2899%2900495-5

Appropriate antenatal care is important in identifying and mitigating risk factors in pregnancy but many mothers in the developing world do not receive such care. This paper uses data from the 1993 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey to study the var... Read More about Frequency and timing of antenatal care in Kenya: explaining the variations between women of different communities.

The alternative fairy story: Diana and the sexual dissidents (1999)
Journal Article
Valentine, G., & Butler, R. (1999). The alternative fairy story: Diana and the sexual dissidents. Journal of gender studies, 8(3), 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/095892399102553

By drawing on feminist and queer theory this paper explores the nature of Diana, Princess of Wales' changing relationship with the gay comnunity, and gay politics. We argue that from her wedding to her funeral, Diana's life and death epitomised a ser... Read More about The alternative fairy story: Diana and the sexual dissidents.

Double the trouble or twice the fun? Disabled bodies in the gay community (1999)
Book Chapter
(1999). Double the trouble or twice the fun? Disabled bodies in the gay community. In Mind and body spaces: geographies of illness, impairment and disability (199 - 216). Routledge

The body (1999)
Book Chapter
(1999). The body. In Introducing human geographies (238 - 245). Arnold