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The impact of COVID-19 on the livelihoods of Kenyan slum dwellers and the need for an integrated policy approach.
Solymári, Daniel; Kairu, Edward; Czirják, Ráhel; Tarrósy, István.
  • Solymári D; Political Science Doctoral Programme, Interdisciplinary Doctoral School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
  • Kairu E; St. Paul's University, Limuru, Kenya.
  • Czirják R; Principal Consultant, ETC Consulting Limited, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Tarrósy I; Earth Sciences Doctoral School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
PLoS One ; 17(8): e0271196, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1968866
ABSTRACT
This paper aims to deal with the impact of COVID-19 on the livelihoods of disadvantaged persons living in slums in Kenya. Months after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Kenya in March 2020, most of the studies that have been carried out pertaining to its impact on slum dwellers have concentrated on narrowly defined concerns e.g. the impact of COVID-19 on youth, gender based violence and nutrition. It is thus difficult to get a clear global picture of the overall impact of COVID-19 on the livelihoods of slum dwellers in Kenya. This paper relies on information gathered during a comprehensive qualitative micro study covering numerous aspects of slum dwellers' livelihoods, as well as information that has been produced by the Ministry of Health, civil society organizations that work in specific slums, private research organizations as well as local and foreign media houses. The slums whose information is reported in this paper were selected to be indicative of the over 300 slums that are located in Nairobi and Mombasa, the two most important cities in Kenya. The analysis concludes that slum dwellers were potentially at a higher risk under the pressures of COVID-19 of deteriorating conditions with regard to the provision of health services, employment, gender-based violence, education and youth-related problems, and human rights violations, and offers several recommendations to the government.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Poverty Areas / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Adolescent / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0271196

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Poverty Areas / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Adolescent / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0271196