An exploratory analysis of factors associated with depression in a vulnerable group of young people living in informal settlements in South Africa

A Gibbs, K Govender, R Jewkes - Global public health, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
… Qualitative research on young men in urban informal settlements has highlighted how
young, poor, men unable to attain a ‘traditional’ masculinity linked to economic provision have …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerability and everyday health risks of urban informal settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Zerbo, RC Delgado, PA González - Global Health Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
… The informal settlement dwellers are mostly young and … young adults. It has been also
noticed lots of behavioural and emotional problem among children living in informal settlements. …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood traumas as a risk factor for HIV-risk behaviours amongst young women and men living in urban informal settlements in South Africa: A cross …

A Gibbs, K Dunkle, L Washington, S Willan, N Shai… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
… traumas for populations in informal settlements need to be … part of wider HIV-prevention
interventions for young adults. … with young people from informal settlements, and young people …

[HTML][HTML] Framing contraceptive use motivations among adolescents and young adults living in informal settlements in kira municipality, wakiso district, Uganda

C Mulubwa, MN Munakampe, H Namakula… - Frontiers in Global …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… of contraceptives among adolescents and young adults is one of the … young adults in informal
settlement settings. This study aimed to explore the motivations of adolescents and young

'I Don't Like My Children to Grow up in this Bad Area': Parental Anxieties about Living in Informal Settlements

P Meth - International journal of urban and regional research, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… Those people are still too young to stay together as a family’ (… which can force teenagers and
young adults out of the ‘family… Informal settlement is destroying the life of the young people (…

[HTML][HTML] Timing and sequencing of events marking the transition to adulthood in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

D Beguy, CW Kabiru, EM Zulu, AC Ezeh - Journal of Urban Health, 2011 - Springer
… on young people living in informal settlements who are not representative of all young people
… plays in the transition from adolescence to young adulthood would require extension of the …

High levels of poor mental health among young men in urban informal settlements in South Africa: A community-based study of social determinants

V Oyekunle, A Tomita, A Gibbs - Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Young men face multiple social environment challenges that … how various informal settlement
challenges young men may … in informal settlements may be associated with young men’s …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding HIV risks among adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Lessons for DREAMS

A Ziraba, B Orindi, S Muuo, S Floyd, IJ Birdthistle… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
… The NUHDSS covers Korogocho and Viwandani informal settlements, located about 7 …
young people in the NUHDSS aged 12–24 years; and how these factors influenced young

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of sexual debut among young adolescents in Nairobi's informal settlements

M Marston, D Beguy, C Kabiru… - … perspectives on sexual …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… and young adults (aged 15–24) in Sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about younger
young people aged 12–14 are already sexually active. In addition, a sizeable proportion of …

Factors associated with young people's attendance at an IPV prevention intervention in informal settlements in South Africa: A prospective analysis

A Gibbs, K Dunkle, L Washington, Y Sikweyiya… - Global public …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
… The sample was a self-selecting and non-representative sample of young people residing
in urban informal settlements. Specifically, the analysis was undertaken in the context of a …