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Alex Ezeh
Affiliation : African Population and Health Research Center
- 90Publications (affiliation in Kenya)
Research profile
Alex Ezeh has 90 indexed publications (1999–2019). Their work appears mainly in “Global Health Action”, “The Lancet” and “Journal of Urban Health”. Their most cited article, “Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health” (2015), has been cited 2988 times. 10 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in Ghana, United Kingdom, Netherlands, South Africa.
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- Household air pollution in Nairobi's slums: A long-term policy evaluation using participatory system dynamics
- Accelerate progress—sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: report of the Guttmacher– Lancet Commission
- Repositioning Africa in global knowledge production
- The path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: the Lancet Commission on the future of health in sub-Saharan Africa
- Prevalence and time trends in overweight and obesity among urban women: an analysis of demographic and health surveys data from 24 African countries, 1991 – 2014
- Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: a cluster randomized controlled trial
- Differential effects of dietary diversity and maternal characteristics on linear growth of children aged 6–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis
- Evaluating a complex research capacity-building intervention: Reflections on an evaluation of the African Institutions Initiative
- Internal Migration, Urbanization and Slums in Sub-Saharan Africa
- The Population Factor and Economic Growth and Development in Sub-Saharan African Countries
- The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums
- Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums
- Health and health-related indicators in slum, rural, and urban communities: a comparative analysis
- Building the capacity to solve complex health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: CARTA’S multidisciplinary PhD training
- Impact evaluation of a community-based intervention for prevention of cardiovascular diseases in the slums of Nairobi: the SCALE-UP study
- Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health
- Health & Demographic Surveillance System Profile: The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS)
- Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV-1 Coinfection in Two Informal Urban Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
- The Influence of Religion and Ethnicity on Family Planning Approval: A Case for Women in Rural Western Kenya
- Potential effectiveness of Community Health Strategy to promote exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi, Kenya: a quasi-experimental study
- Challenges of health programmes in slums
- Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in Urban Slums: Experiences from Nairobi, Kenya
- Factors affecting actualisation of the WHO breastfeeding recommendations in urban poor settings in K enya
- Cause-specific mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
- HIV/AIDS-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
- Adult non-communicable disease mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites
- Patterns and Determinants of Poverty Transitions among Poor Urban Households in Nairobi, Kenya
- Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
- Mortality from external causes in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites
- Cause-specific childhood mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
- Inequalities in child mortality in ten major African cities
- Pregnancy-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites
- Effectiveness of personalised, home-based nutritional counselling on infant feeding practices, morbidity and nutritional outcomes among infants in Nairobi slums: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
- A community-based intervention for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in the slums of Nairobi: the SCALE UP study protocol for a prospective quasi-experimental community-based trial
- HIV mortality in urban slums of Nairobi, Kenya 2003–2010: a period effect analysis
- Adolescence: a foundation for future health
- Global population trends and policy options
- Are slum dwellers at heightened risk of HIV infection than other urban residents? Evidence from population-based HIV prevalence surveys in Kenya
- Increase in facility-based deliveries associated with a maternal health voucher programme in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
- Adolescent Sexual Risk-Taking in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Understanding the Contributions of Religion
- Family Ties and Urban–Rural Linkages among Older Migrants in Nairobi Informal Settlements
- RELIGION, RELIGIOSITY AND PREMARITAL SEXUAL ATTITUDES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS OF NAIROBI, KENYA
- Monitoring of Health and Demographic Outcomes in Poor Urban Settlements: Evidence from the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System
- Overview of migration, poverty and health dynamics in Nairobi City's slum settlements
- Determinants for HIV testing and counselling in Nairobi urban informal settlements
- Timing and Sequencing of Events Marking the Transition to Adulthood in Two Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
- Roundtable on Urban Living Environment Research (RULER)
- Does Socioeconomic Inequality in Health Persist among Older People Living in Resource-Poor Urban Slums?
- Factors Associated With Low Achievement Among Students From Nairobi’s Urban Informal Neighborhoods
- Ageing and adult health status in eight lower-income countries: the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE collaboration
- Women and High Fertility in Islamic Northern Nigeria
- Building capacity for public and population health research in Africa: the consortium for advanced research training in Africa (CARTA) model
- Food Security and Nutritional Outcomes among Urban Poor Orphans in Nairobi, Kenya
- Transition into first sex among adolescents in slum and non-slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya
- Religious Involvement, Social Engagement, and Subjective Health Status of Older Residents of Informal Neighborhoods of Nairobi
- Reaching the Urban Poor with Family Planning Services
- Self-reported drunkenness among adolescents in four sub-Saharan African countries: associations with adverse childhood experiences
- The health and well-being of older people in Nairobi's slums
- Gendered interests and poor spousal contraceptive communication in Islamic northern Nigeria
- Free primary education policy and pupil school mobility in urban Kenya
- Quality of Primary Education Inputs in Urban Schools: Evidence From Nairobi
- Understanding ageing in sub-Saharan Africa: exploring the contributions of religious and secular social involvement to life satisfaction
- The effect of participant nonresponse on HIV prevalence estimates in a population-based survey in two informal settlements in Nairobi city
- Maternal health in resource-poor urban settings: how does women's autonomy influence the utilization of obstetric care services?
- Stall in fertility decline in Eastern African countries: regional analysis of patterns, determinants and implications
- Why are there proportionately more poor pupils enrolled in non-state schools in urban Kenya in spite of FPE policy?
- Maternal mortality in the informal settlements of Nairobi city: what do we know?
- Decision-Making Patterns and Contraceptive Use: Evidence from Uganda
- Gender, aging, poverty and health: Survival strategies of older men and women in Nairobi slums
- HIV/AIDS and the health of older people in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya: results from a cross sectional survey
- Men, Women, and Abortion in Central Kenya: A Study of Lay Narratives
- Do household characteristics matter in schooling decisions in urban Kenya?
- Male youth and Voluntary Counseling and HIV-Testing: the case of Malawi and Uganda
- Factors Conveying Resilience in the Context of Urban Poverty: The Case of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya
- The burden of disease profile of residents of Nairobi's slums: Results from a Demographic Surveillance System
- Provision and Use of Maternal Health Services among Urban Poor Women in Kenya: What Do We Know and What Can We Do?
- What does Access to Maternal Care Mean Among the Urban Poor? Factors Associated with Use of Appropriate Maternal Health Services in the Slum Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya
- The persistence and challenges of homebirths: perspectives of traditional birth attendants in urban Kenya
- Progress towards the child mortality millennium development goal in urban sub-Saharan Africa: the dynamics of population growth, immunization, and access to clean water
- Factors Associated with Sexual Abstinence among Adolescents in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries
- Family planning: the unfinished agenda
- Urban–rural differences in the socioeconomic deprivation–Sexual behavior link in Kenya
- The Health of Urban Populations in Developing Countries
- Men's influence on the onset and progress of fertility decline in Ghana, 1988–98
- A Qualitative Assessment of Support Mechanisms in Informal Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya
- The population impact of HIV on fertility in sub-Saharan Africa
- Does Discussion of Family Planning Improve Knowledge of Partner's Attitude Toward Contraceptives?
- Sexual risk-taking in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993-98
- Polygyny, gender relations, and reproduction in Ghana
- Unmet need for couples: An analytical framework and evaluation with DHS data
Publication venues
- Global Health Action × 12
- The Lancet × 10
- Journal of Urban Health × 9
- BMC Public Health × 4
- Springer eBooks × 2
- Journal of Religion and Health × 2
Publications per year
- 20191
- 20182
- 20177
- 20165
- 20156
- 201411
- 20133
- 20127
- 20117
- 201014
Collaborations
Partner institutions : Indepth Network · Kenya Medical Research Institute · KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme · St Mary's Hospital · Imperial College London
Co-authors’ countries : Ghana · United Kingdom · Netherlands · South Africa
Co-authors
- Catherine K. Kyobutungi
- Blessing Uchenna Mberu
- Donatien Béguy
- Eliya M. Zulu
- Samuel Oji Oti
- Thomas Neil Williams
- Elizabeth Wambui Kimani-Murage
- Chimaraoke Otutubikey Izugbara
- George Mochamah
- Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba
- Frank Odhiambo
- Caroline W. Kabiru
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