Health disparities across the counties of Kenya and implications for policy makers, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2019, Pages e81-e95

  Achoki, Tom ^a,b   Miller Petrie, Molly K ^c   Glenn, Scott D ^c   Kalra, Nikhila ^c   Lesego, Abaleng ^e   Gathecha, Gladwell K ^g   Alam, Uzma ^h   Kiarie, Helen W ^g   Maina, Isabella Wanjiku ^f,i   Adetifa, Ifedayo M O ^j,k   Barsosio, Hellen C ^l,o   Degfie, Tizta Tilahun ^p   Keiyoro, Peter Njenga ^r   Kiirithio, Daniel N ^s   Kinfu, Yohannes ^t,u   Kinyoki, Damaris K ^c   Kisia, James M ^v   Krish, Varsha Sarah ^c   Lagat, Abraham K ^m   Mooney, Meghan D ^c   Moturi, Wilkister Nyaora ^w   Newton, Charles Richard James ^m,n   Ngunjiri, Josephine W ^x   Nixon, Molly R ^c   Soti, David O ^y   Van De Vijver, Steven ^q   Yonga, Gerald ^r   Hay, Simon I ^c,d   Murray, Christopher J L ^c,d   Naghavi, Mohsen ^c,d   more..

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e University Research Co   (Botswana)

^f Policy Solutions   (Kenya)

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^h International Center for Humanitarian Affairs   (Kenya)

ⁱ JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^j LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^k Epidemiology and Demography Department   (Kenya)

^l Malaria Branch   (Kenya)

^m KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^o LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^p Family Health International   (Kenya)

^q AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^r UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^s Synotech Consultants   (Kenya)

^t UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^u ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^v Humanitarian Leadership Academy   (Kenya)

^w EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^x University of Embu   (Kenya)

^y Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kenya   (Kenya)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GLOBAL DISEASE BURDEN; HAND WASHING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KENYA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KENYA;

EID: 85058717978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30472-8     Document Type: Article

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