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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.