Understanding HIV risks among adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Lessons for DREAMS
; Birdthistle, IJ; Mumah, J; Osindo, J; Njoroge, P and Kabiru, CW
(2018).
Understanding HIV risks among adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Lessons for DREAMS.
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197479.s007
High incidence of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) has been attributed to the numerous and often layered vulnerabilities that they encounter including violence against women, unfavourable power relations that are worsened by age-disparate sexual relations, and limited access to sexual and reproductive health information and services. For AGYW living in urban informal settlements (slums), these vulnerabilities are compounded by pervasive poverty, fragmented social networks, and limited access to social services including health and education. In this paper, we assess sexual risk behaviours and their correlates among AGYW in two slum settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, prior to the implementation of interventions under the Determined Resilient Empowered AIDS-free Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) Partnership.
Keywords
HIV; Human sexual behavior; Religion, Schools; Adolescents; Ethnicities; HIV epidemiology; HIV infections| Item Type | Dataset |
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| Resource Type |
Resource Type Resource Description Dataset Quantitative |
| Description of data capture | We drew on secondary data from the Transition to Adulthood study, the most recent representative study on adolescent sexual behaviour in the two settlements. The study was nested within the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS). Data were collected in 2009 from 1,390 AGYW aged 12–23 years. We estimated the proportions of AGYW reporting ever tested for HIV, condom use, multiple sexual partners and age-disparate sex by socio-demographic characteristics. “High risk” sexual behaviour was defined as a composite of these four variables and age at first sex. Multivariable regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with risk behaviours. |
| Capture method | Questionnaire |
| Date | 31 May 2018 |
| Geographical area covered (offline during plugin upgrade) |
North East South West -1.18532 36.9661 -1.3542 36.6942 |
| Language(s) of written materials | English |
| Creator(s) |
Zirba, A; Orindi, B; Muuo, S; Floyd, S; Birdthistle, IJ; Mumah, J; Osindo, J; Njoroge, P and Kabiru, CW
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| LSHTM Faculty/Department |
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (-2023) Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Population Health (2012- ) |
| Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom |
| Funders |
Project Funder Grant Number Funder URI |
| Date Deposited | 20 Jun 2018 14:27 |
| Last Modified | 24 Mar 2026 14:54 |
| Publisher | Figshare |
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